Description
Earth Resources Co.
Commodities
PrimarySilver, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Model200: Sediment-hosted Cu, Revett
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Stromeyerite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · "Revett Formation", "St. Regis Formation"
Tectonic settingBelt Basin
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1974
Identification
Deposit ID10218031
Alternate namesNiagara
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.67567, -115.86133
References
EARTH RESOURCES COMPANY., 1975, PRELIMINARY EVALUATION, EAGLE CREEK PROJECT, SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: INTERNAL MEMORANDUM, 26 P.HAGEN RESEARCH, INC. PRELIMINARY METALLURGICAL STUDIES ON EAGLE CREEK COPPER-SILVER ORE SAMPLES, LETTER TO EARTH RESOURCES CO., MARCH 5, 1975, 18 P.LANGE, I. M. AND R. A. SHERRY, 1983, GENESIS OF THE SANDSTONE (REVETT) TYPE OF COPPER-SILVER OCCURRENCES IN THE BELT SUPERGROUP OF NORTHWESTERN MONTANA AND NORTHEASTERN IDAHO: GEOLOGY, V. 2, P. 643-646.