Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryLead, Zinc
TertiaryCopper, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Cerargyrite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Proustite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueCalcite, Chalcedony, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockAndesite · Challis Volcanics-Hornblende Andesite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1883
Identification
Deposit ID10105772
MRDS IDW015668
Alternate namesLast Chance, Rattlesnake
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.6038, -113.57978
References
Anderson, A. L., 1929, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Lava Creek District, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 32, 70 P.Umpleby, J. B., 1917, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Mackay Region, Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 97, 129 P.Anderson, A. L., 1929, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 32