Basis for focus area |
Cluster of antimony and tellurium occurrences (Idaho Geological Survey database) in Belt rocks. |
Identified resources |
Historical production of lode gold and silver. |
Production |
Unknown. |
Status |
Past mining. |
Estimated resources |
Unknown. |
Geologic maps |
Burmester and others (1990), scale 1:62,500. |
Geophysical data |
See U.S. Geological Survey (1972c), scale 1:250,000. |
Favorable rocks and structures |
Hydrothermal veins in granodiorite and gneiss. |
Deposits |
Revenue prospect (MRDS dep_id: 10071489), Deadwood Canyon (MRDS dep_id: 10216527), Red River Stibnite mine (MRDS dep_id: 10093577). |
Evidence from mineral occurrences |
MRDS. |
Geochemical evidence |
Two samples from the dump at the Red River Stibnite deposit had 0.04 oz Au, 9.3 and 10 oz Ag, and 25.2 and 53.5% Sb. |
Geophysical evidence |
Unknown. |
Evidence from other sources |
Unknown. |
Cover thickness and description |
Veins exposed at the surface. |
Authors |
Virginia S. Gillerman, Reed S. Lewis, Christopher A. Tate, Jane M. Hammarstrom. |
New data needs |
Geologic mapping, geophysics, lidar. |
Geologic mapping and modeling needs |
1:24,000 scale mapping of district. |
Geophysical survey and modeling needs |
High resolution, Rank 1 aeromagnetic and aeroradiometric coverage. |
Digital elevation data needs |
Lidar complete only for small portion in middle of focus area; needed elsewhere. |