Mine detail: Bethlehem Mine

Previously called 'Dora Tunnel ProspectBrush Lake MinesMable Tunnel'

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Location

Lat / long: 48.89297, -116.30576

Resource(B)

Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper, Zinc, Gold, Silver, Tungsten, Sulfur
Ore: Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
Gangue: Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz, Siderite
Orebody form: TABULAR

Production

Operation type: Underground
Production size: None
Development status: Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:Prichard Formation
Host type:Quartzite,Granite,Diorite
Associated rock:Purcell Sill, Kaniksu Batholith
Associated type:Quartz Diorite,Gabbro,Quartz Monzonite
Structure:Kaniksu Batholith; Vein In Sill
Tectonic:Miogeosyncline

References

MRDSW012847
MAS160210019
DEP10070139
Reference{Deposit:: Brackebusch, F. W., 1969, Economic Geology Of The Queen Mountain Area, A Part Of The Purcell Range, Boundary County, Idaho: Unpublished Thesis, Univ. Idaho, 76 P.}{Deposit:: Kiilsgaard, T. H., 1951, Descriptions Of Some Ore Deposits And The Relationships To The Purcell Sills, Boundary County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. Pamphlet 85, 31 P.}{Deposit:: Bishop, Don, Geology Of Boundary County: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet In Preparation.}{Deposit:: 1951 Other Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pamphlet 85}{Deposit:: 1968 Direxpl Tilley Worked On Lowest Adit: $5 - $10 Per Ton All Metals}{Deposit:: 1973 Other Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Open - File Rept.}{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:: Soper, E. K., 1918 , Mining Districts Of Northern Idaho: Mining And Scientific Press, V. 116 , P. 121 - 126}{Deposit:: 1926 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Bulletin 10}
ReporterMiller, Pat J., Kauffman, John D.