Whitedelf Mine

Bonner County, Idaho, United States

LeadSilverCopperGoldZincAntimonyCadmium

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Commodities

PrimaryLead, Silver

SecondaryCopper, Gold, Zinc, Antimony

TertiaryCadmium

Commodity typeM

Deposit

Deposit sizeS

WorkingsUnderground

Orebody formIRREGULAR/PINCH & SWELL

Ore controlFault, Shear Zone ; Flatter Portions Of Steeply Dipping Reverse Faults

Materials

Ore mineralsBoulangerite, Bournonite, Galena, Meneghinite, Pyrargyrite, Semseyite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite

GanguePyrite, Quartz, Siderite

Geology

Host rockSilt,Quartzite · Mid Wallace Form-Shales, Argillite, With Some Calcareous Shaley Siltites And Quartzites

StructureOn Broad W. Limb Of Syncline With Axis In Montana, Heavy Zones Of Gouge, Wide Branching Shears; Near Hope Fault. Pre- And Post-Mineralization Faults. Several Nne To Ne Faults Cut The Veins. Wallace Strikes N 5-35 Deg W, Dips 15-35 Deg Ne.

Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline

AlterationSericitization, Oxidation

Economic & production

Development statusPast Producer

First production1926

Discovery year1926

Identification

Deposit ID10103876

MRDS IDM060176

Alternate namesPearlvein, Badgelymiddlevein, Pugh Vein, Southandersonvein, James E. White Tunnel, Norquist Tunnel.

RegionNA

Data scoreB

Coordinates48.1632, -116.20105

References

ANDERSON, A.L. 1947, GEOLOGY OF THE LEAD-SILVER DEPOSITS OF THE CLARK FORK DISTRICT, BONNER COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 944-B, P. 85-93SAVAGE, C.N., 1967, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BONNER COUNTY: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPORT NO. 6, P. 89-90LORAIN, S.H. 1946, CLARK FORK LEAD-ZINC DISTRICT, BONNER COUNTY, IDAHO: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES RPT. INV. 3992HARRISON, J.E. AND JOBIN, D.A. 1963, GEOLOGY OF THE CLARK FORK QUADRANGLE, IDAHO-MONTANA: USGS BULL. 1141-K. 38 P.5) ANDERSON, A.L., 1930, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE CLARK FORK DISTRICT, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 12, 132 P.6) ZARTMAN, R.E., AND STACEY, J.S., 1971, LEAD ISOTOPES AND MINERALIZATION AGES IN BELT SUPERGROUP ROCKS, NORTHWESTERN MONTANA AND NORTHERN IDAHO: ECON. GEOLOGY, V. 66, P. 849-860.7) ANDERSON, A.L., 1946, LEAD-ZINC MINERALIZATION IN THE CLARK FORK DISTRICT, BONNER COUNTY, IDAHO: ECON. GEOLOGY, V. 41, NO. 2, P. 105-123.8) WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974-75 DIRECTORY OF MINES IN IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT) AND WASHINGTON, P. 127.9) STARMONT, L., 1929 , CLARK FORK AND LAKE PEND OREILLE: MINING TRUTH, V. 14 , NO. 8 , P. 7 - 9 , 16 .10) LAHEIST, B. A., 1964 , MINERAL RESOURCES - SMELTER BYPRODUCTS, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPEC. REPT. NO. 1 , P. 194 - 199LORAIN, S.H.,1946,CLARK FORK LEAD-ZINC DISTRICT, BONNER COUNTY,IDAHO: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 3992, 10P.1926 DIREXPL WHITEDELF MINING AND DEVEL CO.1940 GEOLMAP A.L. ANDERSON, USGS BULL. 944-B1940 JAMES E. WHITE, LESSEE1944 DIREXPL USBURMINES REPT INV 39921957 GEOLMAP HARRISON AND JOBIN, USGS BULL. 1141-K1964 COMPILE IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPEC. REPT. NO. 1ANDERSON, A. L., 1947 , USGS BULL. 944 - B. ANDERSON, A. L., 1930 , IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 12 . SPOK. CHRON., FEB. 5 , 1969 .