The Whimpey Cr. Cu Prospect is a copper mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,399 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: 8,399 Feet (2,560 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 45.1903, -113.61670
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Whimpey Cr. Cu Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Whimpey Cr. Cu Prospect
Secondary: Mendota Group
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Eldorado 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: Salmon National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1875
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Beaverhead Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Development): 5-STAMP MILL BUILT IN LATE 1870'S OR EARLY 1880'S.
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1870'S
Comment (Location): N. SIDE OF THE HEAD OF W. FORK OF WIMPEY CR ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1978)
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL LONG ADITS, ALL CAVED (1980)
References
Reference (Deposit): FOREST SERVIC FILES, D.W. PETERS, SALMON, ID
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