The Big Copper Nos. 1, 2 and 3 Claims is a copper mine located in Custer county, Idaho.
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Mine Info
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Big Copper Nos. 1, 2 and 3 Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Big Copper Nos. 1, 2 and 3 Claims
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Yankee Fork District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Administrative Organization: Challis National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Harley J. And Adelaide Walters, Arthur And Ruby Mcgowan, A.W. And Edna Mcgowan, All Of Custer Co. Id
Owner Name: O. G. Hahn And H. J. Walters
Years: 1956 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED ON THE DIVIDE BETWEEN THE YANKEE FORK AND MULEY CR
Comment (Workings): SURFACE TRENCHES ONLY
Comment (Deposit): FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE D.M.E.A. DOCKET NO. 4479 ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Geology): QUARTZ MONZONITE IS .25 MI FROM THE MINERALIZED ZONE
References
Reference (Deposit): COMMODITY FILES, U.S.G.S., SPOKANE WA
Reference (Deposit): ROSS, C.P., AND HITE, T.J., JR., 1937 GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BAYHORSE REGION, CUSTER COUNTY, IDAHO, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 877, 161 P.
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