Mine detail: Horseshoe Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 43.8977, -113.69059

Resource(M)

Primary: Copper, Silver
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold, Zinc
Ore: Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Marmatite, Sphalerite
Gangue: Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
Orebody form: LENS, IRREGULAR

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:White Knob Limestone; Skarn
Host type:Skarn (Tactite),Granite
Associated rock:Leucogranite Porphyry;Dike-Rhyolite Porphyry
Associated type:Granite
Alteration processes:Oxidation

References

MRDSW015691
MAS160370024
DEP10071920
Reference{Deposit:: Leland, G. R., 1957, General Geology And Mineralization Of The Mackay Stock Area: Moscow, Idaho, Univ. Of Idaho, M. S. Thesis, 71 P.}{Deposit:: Ross, C. P., 1930, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Seafoam, Alder Creek, Little Smoky And Willow Creek Mining Districts, Custer And Camas Counties, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 33, 26 P.}{Deposit:: Nelson, W. H., And Ross, C. P., 1968, Geology Of Part Of The Alder Creek Mining District, Custer County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1252-A, 30 P.}{Deposit:: USBM, 1975, Activity Of Idaho Mining Properties, 1974: USBM, Boise, Idaho, 61 P.}{Deposit:: 5) Salt Lake Mining Review, 1923, Mineral Resources And Opportunities Of Custer County, Idaho: Salt Lake Mining Review, V. 25, No. 6, P. 12-15.}{Deposit:: 6) Bell, R. N., 1918, Nineteenth Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1917}{Deposit:: 7) USBM, 1938-1953, Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, And Zinc In Idaho: USBM Mineral Yearbooks For 1937-1950}{Deposit:: 1918 Compile State Mine Inspecto* Annual Report For 1917}{Deposit:: 1930 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 33}{Deposit:: 1938 Compile USBM Mineral Yearbooks For 1937-1950}{Deposit:: 1968 Geolmap Nelson, W. H. And Ross, C. P., Bulletin 1252-A}{Deposit:: 1975 Compile USBM Activity Of Idaho Mining Properties, 1974}{Deposit:: U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 6-91, 1991, Table A-4, No. 572, P. 239.}{Production:: Items 8-14, Leland, G. R., 1957, Univ. Of Idaho, M. S. Thesis; Item 8 Grade, Bell, R. N., 1918, Mining Industry Report For 1917; Item 15, USBM, 1938-1953, Mineral Yearbooks For 1937-1950; Item 1, USBM, 1945, Mineral Yearbook For 1943; Item 2, USBM, 1948, Mineral Yearbook For 1946}
ReporterSiefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat), Western Field Operations Center (WFOC)