Mine detail: Melcher Mine

Previously called 'Cumora Mine'

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Location

Lat / long:

42.30661, -113.55586

Resource(M)

Primary:	Lead
Secondary:	Silver, Copper, Gold
Ore:	Anglesite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Pyromorphite, Tetrahedrite
Gangue:	Pyrite, Quartz
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR, PATCHES, LENSES, PINCHES, STRINGERS

Production

Operation type:	Underground
Deposit type:	Vein
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Harrison Series, Quartzite, Schist
Host type:	Quartzite,Schist
Associated rock:	Cassia Batholith-Granite
Associated type:	Granite
Structure:	Anticline, Gouge

References

MRDS	W013246
MAS	160310141
DEP	10070356
Reference	{Deposit:: Anderson, A. L., 1931, Geology And Mineral Resources Of Eastern Cassia County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin 14., 169 P.}{Deposit:: Bell, R. N., 1905, Report Of The Mining Districts Of Idaho For The Year 1904, P. 46.}
Reporter	Murphy, Lyn S.; Miller, Pat, Western Field Operations Center (WFOC)