Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
SecondaryCopper
TertiaryArsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formVERTICAL SHEET
Ore controlCable Stock; Northeastward - Trending Folds And Faults
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Malachite
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Associated rockDiorite · Cable Stock
StructurePhilipsburg Batholith, Cable Stock
Tectonic settingCordilleran Miogeosyncline
AlterationOxidation Near Surface, Sulfide Ore Below
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1870
Identification
Deposit ID10105538
MRDS IDW007424
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.19517, -113.23841
References
MBMG BULL 84, P. 18, 19.USGS PP 78, P. 236.MBMG M&M NO 31, P. 20-1.MBMG INF. CIR. 31, PLATE 4USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOKS, 1918, 1933, 1935, 1949, 1950.1906 GEOLMAP EMMONS AND CALKINS1966 GEOLMAP MBMG EARLLMBMG BULL 84. MBMG MEM 31, P. 21; USGS-USBM MINERAL YEAR BOOK '50