Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc, Manganese, Silver, Copper, Gold
SecondaryTellurium, Sulfur, Cadmium, Selenium, Calcium, Bismuth
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeFISSURE VEINS, SHEAR ZONE, PLACER, PIPES, REPLACEMENTS
Model53: Porphyry Cu
Deposit sizeL
Ore controlANACONDA AND BLUE VEINS
Geology
StructureRARUS FAULT SYSTEM; ANACONDA AND BLUE VEINS (HORESETAIL VEINS), CONTINENTAL FAULT, BOULDER BATHOLITH, LEWIS AND CLARK LINEAMENT
AlterationOXIDATION, PYRITIZATION, SERICITIZATION
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1880
Identification
Deposit ID60001622
MRDS IDW002663
Alternate namesSummit Valley District
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates46.0249, -112.53009
References
BUTTE FIELD MEETING OF THE SOCIETY OF ECO. GEOL., 1973.USGS PP 74.USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOKS.MC MAHON, A.D., ET AL, 1974, THE U.S. ZINC INDUSTRY: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFO. CIRC. 8629 P. 26, 7.MILLER, R.N., 1973, PRODUCTION HISTORY OF THE BUTTE DISTRICT AND GEOLOGICAL FUNCTION, PAST AND PRESENT; IN SOC. ECON. GEOLOGISTS, BUTTE FIELD MEETING P. F-2.MEYER, CHARLES, ET AL, 1968, ORE DEPOSITS AT BUTTE, MONTANA; IN RIDGE, J.D. EO., 1968, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE U.S., 1933-1967, V. 2, P. 1373-1416.