Mine detail: Hamburg - American Prospect

Previously called 'Leiberg Creek'

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Location

Lat / long:

47.72676, -116.36774

Resource(M)

Primary:	Copper
Tertiary:	Zinc, Lead
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
Gangue:	Ankerite, Quartz, Siderite
Orebody form:	LENTICULAR, BANDS, STRINGERS
Discovery year:	1908

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:	St. Regis Formation
Host type:	Quartzite,Shale,Argillite

References

MRDS	W019450
MAS	160550013
DEP	10073391
Reference	{Deposit:: Anderson, A. L., 1940 , Geology And Metalliferous Deposits Of Kootenai County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 53 , 67 P.}{Deposit:: Umpleby, J. B., And Jones, E. L., Jr., 1923 , Geology And Ore Deposits Of Shoshone County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 732 , P. 115}
Reporter	Miller, Pat J., Western Field Operations Center (WFOC)