Idaho · Custer County
Past Producer

Lightning No. 2 Mine

Custer County, Idaho, United States
UraniumMolybdenumGoldZinc
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Description

Bill Brooks, Melvin Peterson

Commodities
PrimaryUranium
TertiaryMolybdenum, Gold, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlSeries Of Parallel Fractures Within A Fault Zone, Breccia Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Molybdenite, Pitchblende
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite
StructureSlickensides; Main Fractures Dip 65 Deg Ne
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10105684
MRDS IDW014108
Alternate namesLittle Bill Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.31098, -114.87763
References
Choate, R., 1962, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Stanley Area: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 126, 122 PChoate, R., 1962, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 126, 122 P.