Mine detail: Liberty Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

44.57486, -117.07321

Resource(M)

Primary:	Copper
Tertiary:	Lead, Zinc, Silver
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
Gangue:	Calcite, Pyrite, Quartz

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host type:	Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Latite
Associated rock:	Seven Devils Volcanics-Latitic;Diorite;Diabase
Associated type:	Diorite,Diabase,Latite
Structure:	Area Appears To Be On The North Limb Of A Faulted Anticline Of General N.E. Trend.
Tectonic:	Island Arc
Alteration processes:	Oxidation

References

MRDS	W012777
MAS	10070092
DEP	10070094
Reference	{Deposit:: COOK, E. F., 1954, MINING GEOLOGY OF THE SEVEN DEVILS REGION: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 97, 22 P.}{Deposit:: ANDERSON, ALFRED L., AND WAGNER, WARREN R., 1952, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MINERAL DIST, WASHINGTON CO., ID: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, PAMPHLET 95, 26 P.}{Deposit:: 1952 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., PAMPHLET 95}{Deposit:: 1954 OTHER IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., PAMPHLET 97}{Production:: ANDERSON, A. L., AND WAGNER, W. R., 1952, ID. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. PAMPHLET 95, 26 P.}
Reporter	Benjamin, David A.; Miller, Pat, Winters, Dick