Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryAntimony, Lead, Silver, Zinc
TertiaryPlatinum, Palladium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formDISSEMINATED WITHIN DIKE
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Magnetite, Pyrite, Specularite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
Geology
Host rockSyenite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite
StructureRepublic Graben
Tectonic settingNorthern Rocky Mountains
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10097185
MRDS IDM056163
Alternate namesLa Fleur
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.96652, -118.55281
References
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 52.PURDY, C.P., JR., 1951, ANTIMONY OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 39, P. 158.PARKER, R.L., AND CALKINS, J.A., 1964, GEOLOGY OF THE CURLEW QUADRANGLE, FERRY COUNTY, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1169, P. 85-86.MUTSCHLER, F.E., GRIFFIN, M.E., STEVENS, D.S., AND SHANNON, S.S., JR., 1985, PRECIOUS METAL DEPOSITS RELATED TO ALKALINE ROCKS IN THE NORTH AMERICAN CORDILLERA - AN INTERPRETIVE REVIEW: TRANSACTIONS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SOUTH AFRICA, V. 88, P. 355-377.