Description
Alfred Hennessey
Commodities
PrimaryAntimony, Silver, Gold
TertiaryMolybdenum, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlStructure
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Molybdenite, Stibnite
GangueCalcite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite,Diorite,Plutonic Rock · Quartzite, Schist, Marble
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite,Diorite,Plutonic Rock · Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite, Granodiorite;Dikes
StructureMeadow Creek Fault Zone
AlterationHydrothermal; Silicification; Sericitization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1932
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10105681
MRDS IDW013917
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.89928, -115.33516
References
SHENON, P. J., AND ROSS, C. P., 1936, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS NEAR EDWARDSBURG AND THUNDER MOUNTAIN, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 44, 45 P.COOPER, J. R., 1951, GEOLOGY OF TUNGSTEN, ANTIMONY, AND GOLD DEPOSITS NEAR STIBNITE, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 969-F, PP. 151 - 195.CURRIER, L. W., 1935, A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE EASTERN PART OF THE YELLOW PINE DISTRICT, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 43, 27 P.1935 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 431936 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 441951 RECON COOPER, J. R., BULL. 969 - F.COOPER, J. R., 1951, USGS BULL. 969 - F, P. 180.