Mine detail: Silverton Prospect

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Location

Lat / long:

45.21489, -113.96592

Resource(M)

Primary:	Lead, Silver
Tertiary:	Copper, Zinc, Gold
Ore:	Anglesite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Sphalerite
Gangue:	Calcite, Chalcedony, Pyrite, Quartz
Orebody form:	SMALL BUNCHES

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:	Yellowjacket Formation
Host type:	Quartzite
Associated type:	Granite

References

MRDS	W013352
MAS	160590161
DEP	10070422
Reference	{Deposit:: Anderson, A. L., 1956, Geology And Mineral Resources Of The Salmon Quadrangle, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 106, 102 P.}{Deposit:: Ross, C. P., 1925, The Copper Deposits Near Salmon, Idaho: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 774, 44 P.}{Production:: Anderson, A. L., 1956, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 106, 102 P.}
Reporter	Miller, Pat J., Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.), Western Field Operations Center (WFOC)