Commodities
PrimaryAntimony
SecondaryLead, Silver
TertiaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLINEAR, PODS, STRINGERS
Ore controlN - S Trending Vein, Fracture, Bedding
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Enargite, Galena, Jamesonite, Pentlandite, Proustite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueCalcite, Limonite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockArgillite · Milligen Formation-Argillites, Quartzites
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite;Challis Volcanics-Basalt, Tuff
StructureIdaho Batholith
AlterationSilicification, Brecciation
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1924
Identification
Deposit ID10089184
MRDS IDW014179
Alternate namesCrater Prospect, Lakeview Claims, Crater Lake Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.13739, -114.60702
References
Kern, Richard, R., 1972, Geology And Economic Deposits Of Slate Creek Area, Custer Co., Idaho: Pocatello, Idaho, Idaho State Univ. Ms Thesis, P. 41 - 45.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.1974 Recon Tschanz, C. M., And Others, Open-File ReptRoss, C. P., 1937, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Bayhorse Region, Custer County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 877, 161 P., P. 152-153.Kiilsgaard, T. H., 1949, Idaho Bur. Mines And Geol. Pamphlet 88, P. 25-26.Vannoy And Others, 1986, U. S. Geol. Survey Bulletin 1545-E, P. 360-363; Plate 3, No. 89.