Mine detail: Deer Creek Mine

Previously called 'Craig Mountain'

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Location

Lat / long:

46.05626, -116.70962

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Secondary:	Copper, Silver
Tertiary:	Molybdenum
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Sylvanite
Gangue:	Calcite, Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:	Seven Devils Volcanics-Green Andesite Schist
Host type:	Andesite
Structure:	Dome-Shaped Fold

References

MRDS	W015977
MAS	160690005
DEP	10072122
Reference	{Deposit:: Hubbard, Charles R., 1955, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open-File Report, 2 P.}{Deposit:: Livingston, D. C., And Laney, F. B., 1920, The Copper Deposits Of The Seven Devils And Adjacent Districts: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin 1, 105 P.}{Deposit:: Hubbard, C. R., 1956, Geology And Mineral Resources Of Nez Perce County: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology County Rept. 1, 17 P.}
Reporter	Miller, Pat J., Western Field Operations Center (WFOC)