The Dennett Creek Prospect is a copper mine located in Washington county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,249 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: 5,249 Feet (1,600 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 44.5683, -117.04330
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Dennett Creek Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dennett Creek Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Washington
District: Mineral 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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Physiographic Detail: Sturgill Peak Area
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Tourmaline
Comments
Comment (Deposit): VEINS ARE CLOSELY SPACED, CONSIDERABLY FAULTED, AND IN PLACES ARE CUT BY DIABASE DIKES
Comment (Workings): A NUMBER OF CUTS AND SHORT ADITS
Comment (Location): IT ADJOINS THE TATE GROUP ON THE EAST.
References
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., 1952, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MINERAL DISTRICT, WASHINGTON COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 95, 26 P
Reference (Deposit): 1952 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 95, 26 P
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