Mine detail: Mountain Lion Mine

Previously called 'Gold Circle ProspectGolden Circle Mine'

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Location

Lat / long:

47.62407, -115.87822

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Tertiary:	Lead, Tungsten, Zinc
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Scheelite, Sphalerite
Gangue:	Quartz, Specularite
Orebody form:	STRINGERS
Other material:	Pyrite
Discovery year:	1884

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:	Prichard Formation
Host type:	Quartzite,Argillite
Tectonic:	Belt Basin
Alteration processes:	Ore Is Largely Soft Muddy Gouge

References

MRDS	W026586
DEP	10078312
Reference	{Deposit:: SHENON, P. J., 1938 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS NEAR MURRAY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 47 , 44 P}{Deposit:: 1938 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 4}{Production:: SHENON, P. J., 1938 , IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. PAMPHLET 47 , 44 P.}
Reporter	Miller, Pat J.