Idaho · Custer County
Prospect

Little Boulder Creek

Custer County, Idaho, United States
MolybdenumTungstenGoldZincLead
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Commodities
PrimaryMolybdenum
TertiaryTungsten, Gold, Zinc, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Ore mineralsMolybdenite, Galena, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Feldspar
Other materialsArsenopyrite, Biotite, Chlorite, Diopside, Epidote, Garnet, Hornblende, Pyrite, Quartz, Scheelite, Tremolite
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Quartzite,Skarn (Tactite) · Wood River Formation
Associated rockAndesite
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1922
Identification
Deposit ID10192485
MRDS IDW014120
Alternate namesBaker Lake, Boulder Creek, Baker Lake Moly Deposit, Little Boulder Creek Moly Deposit, Boulder Creek Molybdenum Deposit, Fuller and Baker
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates44.0553, -114.5575
References
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