Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryUranium, REE, Niobium (Columbium), Sand and Gravel, Construction, Tantalum
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGravel
GangueBarite, Hematite, Quartz, Specularite
Geology
Host rockDiorite · Seven Devils Volcanics-Argillites
Associated rockDiorite,Keratophyre,Greenstone · Seven Devils Volcanics-Tuffs, Greenstones, Argillites;Jur-Quartz Diorite;Seven Devils Volcanics-Quartz Keratophyre;Columbia River Basalt
Tectonic settingIsland Arc
AlterationOxidation, Silicification, Pyritization, Gossan
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1931
Identification
Deposit ID10105580
MRDS IDW012780
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.89127, -116.6413
References
Cook, E. F., 1954, Mining Geology Of The Seven Devils Region: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 97, 22 P.Wracher, David, 1969, The Geology And Mineralization Of The Peck Mtn. Area, Hornet Quad., Idaho: Corvallis, Oregon State Univ., M.S. Thesis, 78 P.1954 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol., Pamp. 9Douglass,R.M.-1954 Geocronite: Am.Mineralogist, Vol.39, Nos. P906-928Cook, E. F., 1954, Id. Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pamphlet 97, 22 P.