The Carpie Prospect is a mine located in Bonner county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,201 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: 2,201 Feet (671 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 48.0906, -116.07560
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Carpie Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Carpie Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Bonner
District: Clark Fork District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: J. W. Powell; E. W. Carpenter
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: Cabinet Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Many Faults Of Slight Displacement Disturb Local Bedding; Vein Is Well - Brecciated. Gouge
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Siliceous
Rocks
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Jasper
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): 4 CLAIMS
Comment (Deposit): VEIN MAY BE TRACED FOR MORE THAN A MILE TO ALLUVIUM COVERED FLAT S OF SUGAR LOAF MOUNTAIN
Comment (Workings): DRIFTS AT 5 LEVELS - RANGING FROM 20 TO 170 FT LONG DRIVEN FROM SHAFT 300 FT DEEP; 100 FT LEVEL = 40 FT LONG; 200 FT LEVEL IS 170 FT LONG, AND 300 FT LEVEL IS 147 FT LONG
Comment (Geology): SEDIMENTARY BEDS STRIKE N 20 DEG W, DIP 18 DEG NE
References
Reference (Deposit): 1930 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. BULL. 12
Reference (Deposit): 1967 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. CO. REPT. 6
Reference (Deposit): DIREXPL CARPIE MINING CO. - PLANT WITH HOIST AND COMPRESSOR
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., 1930, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE CLARK FORK DISTRICT, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL., NO. 12, 132 P.
Reference (Deposit): SAVAGE, C. N., 1967, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BONNER COUNTY: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPORT, NO. 6, 131 P.
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