Idaho · Washington County
Past Producer

Enterprise Mine

Washington County, Idaho, United States
CopperZincGoldSilverLead
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiaryZinc, Gold, Silver, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFractures
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueCalcite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Quartz Latite
Associated rockDiorite,Quartz Latite · Seven Devils Volcanics-Quartz Latite;Diorite
StructureArea Appears To Be On The North Limb Of A Faulted Anticline Of General N.E. Trend., In Places, Veins Offset By Faults Of Ene Trend And N Dip.
Tectonic settingIsland Arc
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1895
Identification
Deposit ID10105579
MRDS IDW012767
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.57066, -117.06271
References
ANDERSON, ALFRED L., AND WAGNER, W. R., 1952, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MINERAL DISTRICT, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 95, 26 P, (FIGS.1,2,12)1952 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., PAMP. 9ANDERSON, A. L., AND WAGNER, W. R., 1952; IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 95, 26 P.