Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiarySilver, Zinc, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENS
Ore controlContact Between Gneiss And Porphyry Dike
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Belt Supergroup
Associated rockPlutonic Rock · Dike-Porphyritic Rock
StructureBrecciation; Vertical Movement Indicated
AlterationGouge, Oxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10096356
MRDS IDW015112
Alternate namesRed River Mines, Inc.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.80515, -115.47098
References
Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Elk City, Orogrande, Buffalo Hump, And Tenmile Districts, Idaho County, Idaho: USGS Circ. 9, 89 P.Bell, R. N., 1913, Fourteenth Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1912.Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934 , Geology Of The Elk City Mining District, Idaho: Am. Inst. Mining And Metall. Engineers Tech. Pub. 562 , 22 P.