Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiarySilver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlN. E. Fractures
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Cuprite, Malachite, Tetrahedrite
GangueCalcite, Pyrite, Sericite
Geology
Host rockGreenstone,Clastic Sedimentary Rock,Rhyolite · Hunsaker Creek Formation-Volcanic Sediments
Associated rockGreenstone,Rhyolite · Seven Devils Volcanics-Tuffs, Rhyolites, Greenstones
StructureN. E. Fractures
Tectonic settingIsland Arc
AlterationSilicified, Oxidized
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1912
Identification
Deposit ID10105583
MRDS IDW012804
Alternate namesMS-1358, MS-2127
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.05236, -116.80461
References
Cook, E. F., 1954, Mining Geology Of The Seven Devils Region: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 97, P. 22.Livingston, D. C., And Laney, F. B., 1920, The Copper Deposits Of The Seven Devils And Adjacent Districts: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology, Bulletin 1, P. 40 - 41.Vallier, T. L., And Brooks, H. C., 1970 , Geology And Copper Deposits Of The Homestead Area, Oregon And Idaho: The Ore Bin, V. 32 , No. 3 , P. 54 .1920 Compile Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol., Bulletin 11954 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol., Pamphlet 97Close, T.J., And Others, Mineral Resources Of The Hells Canyon Wilderness Area And Portions Of The Hells Canyon National Recreation Study Area, Adams, Idaho, And Nez Perce Counties, Idaho, And Wallowa County, Oregon: Unpublished U.S. Bureau Of Mines File Report, P. 160-164.Cook, E. F., 1954, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology, Pamphlet, 97, 22 P.Cook, E. F., 1954, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 97, 22 P.