Idaho · Owyhee County
Past Producer

DeLamar Mining Co., Sommercamp Adit No. 2

Owyhee County, Idaho, United States
SilverGoldAntimony
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Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryGold
TertiaryAntimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model104: Hot-spring Au-Ag
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formPOD/LENS
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Silver, Argentite, Cerargyrite, Electrum, Jamesonite, Miargyrite, Naumannite, Polybasite, Proustite, Pyrargyrite
GangueBeidellite, Marcasite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
Associated rockGranodiorite,Basalt,Ash-Flow Tuff
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1863
Discovery year1863
Identification
Deposit ID10217678
MRDS IDM060187
Alternate namesDelamar Silver Mine and Mill, South Wahl, Florida Mountain, Silver City, Glen Silver, Sommercamp PitWahl, Voschay, Wahl TunnelDelamarDelamar Silver Mine, Delamar Silver/Gold Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates43.01348, -116.83347
References
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