Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlIntersecting Vein Fissures
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Associated rockDiorite · Silver City Granite-Granodiorite
StructureCemented Breccia
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1866
Discovery year1865
Identification
Deposit ID10105561
MRDS IDW007695
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.00268, -116.69377
References
ASHER, R. R., 1968, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF A PORTION OF THE SILVER CITY REGION, OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 138, 106 P.PIPER, A. M., AND LANEY, F. B., 1926, GEOLOGY AND METALLIFEROUS RESOURCES OF THE REGION ABOUT SILVER CITY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 11, 165 P.LINDGREN, W., 1898 , THE GOLD AND SILVER VEINS OF SILVER CITY, DELAMAR AND OTHER MINING DISTRICTS IN IDAHO: USGS 20TH ANN. REPT., PT. 3 , P. 150 .1926 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. BULL. 111968 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 138RAYMOND, R. W., 1870 - 1874 , 41ST - 43RD CONGRESSES HOUSE OF REP. EX. DOCS.