Idaho · Custer County
Occurrence

Copper Prospect

Custer County, Idaho, United States
LeadCopperSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryLead
TertiaryCopper, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlFracturing, Striking Ne, Dipping Se
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Jamesonite, Tetrahedrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockArgillite · Milligen Formation-Argillites
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite
StructureIdaho Batholith
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10089187
MRDS IDW014188
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.19099, -114.60062
References
Kern, Richard R., 1972, Geology And Economic Deposits Of The Slate Creek Area, Custer Co., Idaho: Pocatello, Idaho, Idaho State Univ. Ms ThesisIBMG Mines & Prospects Of The Challis Quad, 1982, Mitchell.Vannoy And Others, 1986, USGS Bull.1545e, Plate 3, No.73USGS OFR, Mineral Resources Of The Eastern Part Of The Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Tschanz And Others, 1974, Table II, No.73