Mine detail: Tango Prospect

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 44.17519, -114.58512

Resource(M)

Primary: Silver, Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Mercury, Molybdenum, Copper, Gold
Orebody form: LENSES, PODS
Discovery year: 1885

Production

Operation type: Underground
Production size: None
Development status: Prospect

Geology

Host rock:Milligen Formation-Argillite, Quartzite, Limestone
Host type:Quartzite,Argillite,Limestone
Alteration processes:Fe - Oxide Stains

References

MRDSW014384
MAS160370432
DEP10071150
Reference{Deposit:: Tschanz, C. M., And Others, 1974, Mineral Resources Of The Eastern Part Of The Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Custer And Blaine Counties, Idaho: USGS Open - File Rept., 648 P}{Deposit:: 1974 Recon Tschanz, C. M., And Others, Open - File Rept}{Deposit:: Kern, Richard, 1972, Ms Thesis, Idaho State University, P. 57.}{Deposit:: Vannoy And Others, 1986, U. S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1545-E, P. 264; Plate 3, No. 79.}
ReporterHorn, Michael C., Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat)