Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver, Gold
TertiaryZinc, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR, LENS, REPLACEMENT; FISSURE VEIN
Ore controlFissures Cross Beds Of Diverse Composition And Extend Almost At 90 Deg To The Igneous Contact
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Galena, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite
GangueAnkerite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Siderite
Geology
Host rockSlate,Argillite · Prichard Formation-Slate, Argillite;Lower Burke Formation-Quartzite
AlterationGarnet, Epidote, Sericitization, Pyritization
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10107337
MRDS IDW019503
Alternate namesSunset Minerals Mine, Liberal Creek Mine, Epic Silver Inc., Liberal King Mine, Clark
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.49847, -116.23853
References
Umpleby, J. B., And Jones, E. L., Jr., 1923 , Geology And Ore Deposits Of Shoshone County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 732 , 156 P.Fryklund, V. C., Jr., 1964 , Ore Deposits Of The Coeur D'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 445 , 103 P.Spokane Chronicle, Feb. 5 , 1969USBM, 1975 , Activity Of Idaho Mining Properties, 1974 , USBM, Boise, 61 P.Jones, E. L., Jr., 1920 , A Reconnaissance Of The Pine Creek District, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 710 , 36 P.1920 Recon E. L. Jones Bulletin 7101923 Geolmap Umpleby & Jones, Bulletin 7321964 Other V. C. Fryklund, Prof. Paper 4451975 Compile USBM, 1974 Mining Activity ListForrester, J. D., And Nelson, V. E., 1944 , Lead And Zinc Deposits Of The Pine Creek Area, Coeur D'Alene Mining Region, USGS Open-File ReportCrosby, G. M., 1969 , Quarterly Of The Colorado Sch. Mines, V. 64 , No. 1 , P. 173. { Jones, E. L., Jr., 1920 , USGS Bulletin 710