Idaho · Lemhi County
Past Producer

Tin Cup Mine

Lemhi County, Idaho, United States
ZincGoldSilverCopperLead
⌖ Show on mapUSGS source ↗
Commodities
PrimaryZinc
SecondaryGold, Silver, Copper
TertiaryLead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena
GanguePyrite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockHornblendite,Quartzite · Yellowjacket Formation-Quartzite
Associated rockHornblendite · Lcretetert Dikes-Hornblende-Biotite Diorite Dikes;Lcretetert Dikes-Lamprophyre;Dikes-Granophyre;Lcretetert Border Facies-Albite Syenite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10107301
MRDS IDW013912
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.96738, -114.53343
References
Anderson, Alfred L., 1953, Gold - Copper - Lead Deposits Of The Yellowjacket District, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 94, 41 P.USBM, 1975, Activity Of Idaho Mining Properties, 1974, USBM, Boise, Idaho, 61 P.Anderson, A. L., 1953, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. Pamphlet 94, 41 P.