Description
Peter Towlgreen
Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver, Gold
TertiaryLead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR, LENS, PIPE-LIKE, TABULAR, IRREGULAR, PIPELIKE
Ore controlFracturing And Bedding In Limestone; Shear Zones And Fissuring In The Quartzite
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Cuprite, Galena, Malachite, Wulfenite
GangueBarite, Calcite, Hematite, Limonite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Limestone · Limestone;Quartzite
StructureMinor Folding
AlterationOxidation, Cu Stains, Kaolinization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1890
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10105785
MRDS IDW015805
Alternate namesPaymaster, Weimer Copper, Valley View, Towlgreen Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.1853, -112.8586
References
Shenon, P. J., 1928, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Birch Creek District, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 27, 25 P.Anderson, A. L., And Wagner, W. R., 1944, Lead-Zinc-Copper Deposits Of The Birch Creek District, Clark And Lemhi Counties, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 70, 43 P.Bell, R. N., 1907, Eighth Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1906Bell, R. N., 1908, Ninth Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 19061928 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 271944 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 70Reynolds 1953 (Unpublished) USBM Preliminary Examination Of Weimer MineShenon, P. J., Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 27; Item 1, Bell, R. N., 1907, Mining Industry Report; Item 2, Bell, R. N., 1908, Mining Industry Report For The Year 1907