Commodities
PrimaryAntimony
TertiaryGold, Tungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formSTRINGERS
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Scheelite, Stibnite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Associated rockDiorite,Granite · Idaho Batholith-Granodiorite;Dikes-Granite Porphyry
StructureProfile - Smith Creek Dike Swarm
AlterationSilicification, Sericitization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1942
Identification
Deposit ID10105733
MRDS IDW014865
Alternate namesPalo Alto, Potter
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.12958, -115.40176
References
LEONARD, B. F., 1965, MERCURY-BEARING ANTIMONY DEPOSIT BETWEEN BIG CREEK AND YELLOW PINE, CENTRAL IDAHO: USGS PROF PAPER 525-B, P 27LINDSEY, E., 1958, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE BIG CREEK QUADRANGLE, IDAHO: BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA, UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA, M.S. THESIS, 67 P.1965 RECON B. F. LEONARD, PROF PAPER 525-LEONARD, B. F., 1965, USGS PROF. PAPER 525-B