Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
TertiaryLead, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Belt Supergroup
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1905
Discovery year1905
Identification
Deposit ID10105751
MRDS IDW015095
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.82847, -115.54318
References
Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Elk City, Orogrande, Buffalo Hump, And Tenmile Districts, Idaho County, Idaho: USGS Circ. 9, 89 P.Welch, R. K., 1910, Development Of The Elk City District Idaho: The Mining World, V. 32, No. 2, P. 65-66.Griner, W. C., 1975, Seventy-First Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For 1973 - 1974, 98 P.1916 Recon E. L. Jones, Jr., Circ. 91934 Recon P. J. Shenon And J. C. Reed, Circ. 91975 Compile State Mine Inspector'S Annual Rept.Msha Report Dated April 1980Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, USGS Circ. 9