Mine detail: Mineral King - Tarbox Mine

Previously called 'Tarbox MineMineral King Mine'

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Location

Lat / long:

47.45126, -115.49962

Resource(M)

Primary:	Lead, Zinc
Secondary:	Copper, Silver, Gold
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Sphalerite
Gangue:	Ankerite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Vein
Production size:	None
Development status:	Occurrence

Geology

Structure:	A Major Structural Grain Trends Nw And Consists Of Subparallel Faults And Folds Major Fault Is The Osburn. This Fault Seems To Demarcate A Change In Folding Form With Folds To The North Showing Signs Of More Intense Structural Deformation Than Those To The South.
Tectonic:	Belt Basin
Alteration processes:	Hydrothermal Bleaching Is Common Within A Belt Approx 1 Mi Wide Along The North Side Of The Osburn Fault Zone. It Has Been Used As A Guide To Ore Deposits.

References

MRDS	W026561
DEP	10078296
Reference	{Deposit:: WALLACE, R. E. AND HOSTERMAN, J. W., 1956 , RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGY OF WESTERN MINERAL COUNTY, MONTANA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1027-M, P. 60 .}{Deposit:: LAWSON, D. C., 1972 , DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1971 : MONTANA BUR MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 86 , P. 14 .}{Deposit:: CALKINS, F. C. AND JONES, E. L. JR., 1914 , ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE REGION AROUND MULLAN, IDAHO AND SALTESE, MONTANA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 540 , P. 192 .}{Deposit:: CROWLEY, F. A., 1962 , DIRECTORY OF KNOWN MINING ENTEPRISES, 1961 : MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 25 , P. 37 .}
Reporter	Rojstaczer, Stuart A.