Idaho · Shoshone County
Occurrence

Mastodon Mine

Shoshone County, Idaho, United States
GoldSilverZincLead
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Commodities
TertiaryGold, Silver, Zinc, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR BUNCHES
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena
GangueCalcite, Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockSlate,Quartzite · Wallace Formation
StructureComplex Folding And Faulting (Nw - Se)
Tectonic settingBelt Basin
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10096468
MRDS IDW026602
Alternate namesRochester Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.34237, -115.97042
References
WAGNER, W. R., 1949 , THE GEOLOGY OF PART OF THE SOUTH SLOPE OF THE ST. JOE MTNS.: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 82 , 48 P.COLLIER, A. J., 1906 , ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ST. JOE RIVER BASIN, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 285 , P. 129 - 139PARDEE, J. T., 1911 , GEOLOGY AND MINERALIZATION OF THE UPPER ST. JOE RIVER BASIN, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 470 , P. 39 - 611906 OTHER A. J. COLLIER, BULL. 2851911 GEOLMAP J. T. PARDEE, BULL. 4701949 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 82