The Gem Copper Min. Co. Prospect is a mine located in Bonner county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,999 feet.
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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: 2,999 Feet (914 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 48.77083, -116.90694
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Gem Copper Min. Co. Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gem Copper Min. Co. Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Bonner
District: Priest Lake District
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Gem Copper Min. Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Selkirk Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Fe Gossan
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): ABOUT 2 MI ABOVE THE HEAD OF PRIEST LAKE. ON ELOUGHBERG MT. TO WEST SIDE OF LAKE LAT/LONG. ADDED 10/04/91 BY D.F. USING IGS MINES AND PROSPECTS SERIES;SANDPOINT QUAD.
References
Reference (Deposit): BELL, R. N., 1907 , EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1906
Reference (Deposit): LANCASTER, J., 1910. PRIEST LAKE DISTRICT, IDAHO; MINING WORLD, V. 32, P. 100.
Reference (Deposit): 1907 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S REPT. FOR 190
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