Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlIntersecting Shear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Cuprite, Gold, Silver
GangueChlorite, Magnetite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Yellowjacket Formation
StructureE Flank, Lemhi Rg Syncline
AlterationOxidation, Gouge
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1916
Discovery year1870
Identification
Deposit ID10105631
MRDS IDW013371
Alternate namesAnderson Group, Income Group, Continental, Leap Year, Contention
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.0156, -113.8283
References
Anderson, A. L., 1956, Geology And Mineral Resources Of The Salmon Quadrangle, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 106, 102 P.Gardner, E. D., 1930, Mining Practice At Harmony Mines Company, Baker, Idaho: U.S. Bureau Of Mines Inf. Circ. 6240, 8 P.Ross, C. P., 1924, A New Copper District Near Salmon, Idaho: Eng. Mining Jour. Press V. 118, No. 6, P. 205 - 208.Bell, R. N., 1918, Nineteenth Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For 1917, P. 71 - 72.Ross, C. P., 1925, The Copper Deposits Near Salmon, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 774, P. 37 - 41.1918 Compile 19th Ann. Rept. Of Mining Industry Of Idaho, 19171930 Other U.S. Bureau Of Mines Inf. Circ. 62401956 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 106Anderson, A. L., 1956, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 106, 102 P.Gardner, E. D., 1930, U.S. Bureau Of Mines Inf. Circ. 6240, 8 P.Ross, C. P., 1925, USGS Bulletin 774