The Riley Prospect is a copper mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,600 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 5,600 Feet (1,707 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 47.00417, -115.14833
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Riley Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Riley Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: St. Joe 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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: J. T. Prickett
Years: 1952 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): NEAR THE HEADWATERS OF BOSTONIAN CREEK AT THE NORTHERN EDGE OF CLEARWATER NATIONAL FOREST.
Comment (Development): THE PROPERTY CONSISTS OF 11 UNPATENTED CLAIMS.
Comment (Deposit): SEVERAL VEINS 1 IN TO 18 IN OCCUR BUT THEY SHOW LITTLE MINERALIZATION EXCEPT PYRITE. ONLY ONE 18 IN VEIN CONTAINS VERY MINOR AMOUNT OF CHALCOPYRITE.
Comment (Workings): ONE 73 FT ADIT AND A FEW OPEN CUTS ARE PRESENT.
References
Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY COMMODITY FILES, SPOKANE, WA
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