Idaho · Valley County
Past Producer

Wilson Group

Valley County, Idaho, United States
GoldAntimonySilverCopper
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Description

Sam Wilson

Commodities
PrimaryGold, Antimony
TertiarySilver, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlFractures
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Kermesite, Sphalerite, Stibiconite, Stibnite, Tetrahedrite
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Associated rockDiorite · Dikes-Quartz Latite Porphyry, Lamprophyre;Challis Volcanics-Andesite, Rhyolite;Idaho Batholith-Granodiorite
AlterationSilicification; 4 Inches Gouge; Sericitization; Oxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1896
Identification
Deposit ID10105763
MRDS IDW015327
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.0596, -115.41596
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 P1936 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 44GEOCHEM E. T. ERICKSON, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 44SHENON, P. J., AND ROSS, C. P., 1936, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. PAMPHLET 44, 45 P.