Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryZinc, Lead
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlFault Striking Nnw And Dipping 45 Deg W.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueLimonite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockArgillite · Milligen Formation-Argillite;Wood River Formation-Quartzites, Conglomerates
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite;Challis Volcanics-Basalt
StructureIdaho Batholith
AlterationGouge, Oxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10089183
MRDS IDW014177
Alternate namesNative Silver
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.15099, -114.58782
References
Kern, Richard, R., 1972, Geology And Economic Deposits Of Slate Creek Area, Custer Co., Idaho: Pocatello, Idaho, Idaho State Ms Thesis, P. 46-49.Tschanz, C. M., And Others, 1974, Mineral Resources Of The Eastern Part Of The Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Custer And Blaine Counties, Idaho: USGS Open-File Rept., 648 P.Choate, Raoul, 1937, USGS Bulletin 877 P. 153-154Kiilsgaard, Thor, 1949, IBMG Pamphlet 88, P. 24-25Vannoy & Others, 1986, USGS Bulletin1545e, P. 360, Pl. 3, No. 87Tschanz, C. M., And Others, 1974, USGS Open-File Rept.