Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryCopper, Silver, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Malachite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite
StructureE - W Shear Zone Roughly 10 Mi. Long
AlterationSericite, Epidote, Silica, Chlorite, Albite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10105677
MRDS IDW013882
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.21679, -115.21783
References
Allen, R. M., Jr., 1952, Geology And Mineralization Of The Volcano District, Elmore County, Idaho: Econ. Geology, V. 47, No. 8, P. 815 - 821.Allen, R. M., Jr., 1940, Geology And Mineralization Of The Volcano District, Elmore County, Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Univ. Of Idaho, M. S. Thesis, 41 P.V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Hailey Quad No. 445