Mine detail: Valentine Group

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

44.69655, -114.75455

Resource(M)

Primary:	Copper
Secondary:	Silver, Gold
Ore:	Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite
Gangue:	Pyrite, Quartz
Orebody form:	FISSURE VEIN, SEAM
Discovery year:	1907

Production

Operation type:	Surface-Underground
Deposit type:	Vein
Production size:	None
Development status:	Prospect

Geology

Host rock:	Thompson Peak Formation
Host type:	Schist
Associated rock:	Challis Volcanics, Casto Volcanics
Associated type:	Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Andesite

References

MRDS	W014076
MAS	160590424
DEP	10070930
Reference	{Deposit:: Cater, F. W., And Others, 1973, Mineral Resources Of The Idaho Primitive Area And Vicinity, Idaho: U. S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1304, 431 P.}{Deposit:: Ross, C. P., 1934 , Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Casto Quadrangle, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 854 , 135 P.}
Reporter	Miller, Pat J., Western Field Operations Center (WFOC), Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat)