Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryCopper, Silver, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlShear Zone, Part Of A Large Fault Which Goes S.W. To The Snake River.
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGreenstone
Associated rockGreenstone · Seven Devils Volcanics-Greenstones, Tuff
StructureLarge N.E. Faults.
Tectonic settingIsland Arc Volcanic Chain
AlterationSilicified
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10093438
MRDS IDW012792
Alternate namesCarbonate Hill Area Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.25817, -116.5788
References
Cook, E. F., 1954, Mining Geology Of The Seven Devils Region: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 97, 22 P1954 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol., Pamphlet 97Close, T.J., And Others, Mineral Resources Of The Hells Canyon Wilderness Area And Portions Of The Hells Canyon National Recreation Study Area, Adams, Idaho, And Nez Perce Counties, Idaho, And Wallowa County, Oregon: Unpublished U.S. Bureau Of Mines File Report, P. 89-91.