Mine detail: International Molybdenum Mine

Previously called 'Boundary County DepositCow CreekRideout'

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Location

Lat / long: 48.86736, -116.83638

Resource(M)

Primary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Cobalt, Nickel, Platinum
Ore: Molybdenite, Molybdite
Gangue: Quartz
Orebody form: TABULAR

Production

Operation type: Underground
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1938

Geology

Host type:Pegmatite,Granite
Associated rock:Nelson Or Kaniksu Batholith-Granite;Pegmatite
Associated type:Pegmatite,Granite
Structure:Great Numbers Of Joint Plane Cracks
Alteration processes:Oxidation

References

MRDSW007778
MAS160210014
DEP10069968
Reference{Deposit:: Kirkham, Virgil R. D., And Ellis, Ernest W., 1926, Geology And Ore Deposits Of Boundary County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin, No. 10, 78 P.}{Deposit:: Hubbard, C.R., 1955 , A Survey Of The Mineral Resources Of Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 105 , 56 P.}{Deposit:: King, R.U., 1964 , Mineral Resources - Molybdenum, In Mineral And Water Resources Of Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Spec. Rept. No. 1 , P. 133 - 138}{Deposit:: 1926 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Bulletin 10}{Deposit:: 1955 Compile Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 105}{Deposit:: 1964 Compile Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Spec. Rept. No. 1}{Deposit:: U.S.Bureau Of Mines, Wfoc, Mineral Property File 0160210014.}{Production:: Hubbard, C.R., 1955 , Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 105 , P. 50}
ReporterMiller, Pat J., Western Field Operations Center (WFOC)