The Copper Falls Prospect is a lead mine located in Boundary county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,599 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: 3,599 Feet (1,097 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 48.97, -116.14250
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Copper Falls Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper Falls Prospect
Secondary: Geneva Claims
Secondary: Big T Prospect
Secondary: Pulpit Mountain Mining Co.
Secondary: Copper Ridge Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Boundary
District: Moyie Yaak District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Purcell Range - Copper Mountain
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Development): Econ.Com: Pb Isotopes: Pb206/Pb204 = 17.769; Pb207/Pb204 = 15.531; Pb208/Pb204 = 37.710
References
Reference (Deposit): Zartman, R. E., And Stacey, J. S., 1971, Lead Isotopes And Mineralization Ages In Belt Supergroup Rocks, Northwestern Montana And Northern Idaho: Econ. Geol., V. 66, P. 849 - 860
Reference (Deposit): V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Sandpoint Quad, Location No. 12.
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