Mine detail: Liberty Mine

Previously called 'Silver Moon'

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Location

Lat / long:

44.97708, -114.54423

Resource(M)

Primary:	Silver, Copper, Lead
Secondary:	Gold
Ore:	Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Tetrahedrite
Gangue:	Calcite, Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR MASSES, VEINLETS, BUNCHES

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:	Yellowjacket Formation
Host type:	Hornblendite,Quartzite
Associated rock:	Lcretetert Hornblende Diorite;Lcretetert Dikes-Lamprophyre;Granophyre
Associated type:	Hornblendite

References

MRDS	W013916
MAS	160590362
DEP	10070817
Reference	{Deposit:: Anderson, Alfred L., 1953, Gold - Copper - Lead Deposits Of The Yellowjacket District, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 94, 41 P}{Deposit:: Umpleby, J.B., 1913, Geology and ore deposits of Lemhi County, Idaho; USGS Bulletin 528, 182 p.}{Production:: Anderson, A. L., 1953, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 94, 41 P.}
Reporter	Miller, Pat J., Meier, M. Lorrie, Western Field Operations Center (WFOC)