Idaho · Bonner County
Past Producer

Vulcan Mine

Bonner County, Idaho, United States
SilverLeadTungstenZincMolybdenum
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Description

R. Glasscock

Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Tungsten
TertiaryZinc, Molybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlShears And Fissures; Contact Of Limestone - Granodiorite
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Molybdenite, Scheelite, Tetrahedrite
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Silt,Argillite,Limestone · Lakeview Limestone;Wallace Formation-Siltites, Argillites
Associated rockDiorite · Kaniksu Batholith-Granodiorite
StructurePacksaddle Fault On The W; Cascade Fault To The E, Contactzone; Brecciation
AlterationAbundant Gossan; Epidote
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1890
Identification
Deposit ID10105940
MRDS IDW019430
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.98066, -116.43245
References
MAC DONALD, D. F., 1906 , ECONOMIC FEATURES OF NORTHERN IDAHO AND NORTHWESTERN MONTANA: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 285 , P. 41 - 52KUN, P., 1974 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE LAKEVIEW MINING DISTRICT, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 156 , 47 P.WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 - 1975 DIRECTORY OF MINES IN IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENES) AND WASHINGTON, P. 157WESTERN MINING NEWS, JAN. 24 , 19691906 OTHER D. F. MAC DONALD, BULL. 2851974 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL., PAMPHLET 156MAC DONALD, D. F., 1906 , USGS BULL. 285 , P. 41 - 52