The Arkansas Mine is a copper mine located in Adams county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,101 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: 4,101 Feet (1,250 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 45.1244, -116.63170
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Arkansas Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Arkansas Mine
Secondary: Arkansaw-Decorah
Secondary: Decorah
Secondary: Marguerite
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Adams
District: Seven Devils 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
Type: Patented
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Arkansas Leasing Corp.
Production
Year: 1947
Time Period: 1937-1947
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^9% Cu
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Year: 1887
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: Seven Devils Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR SHOOTS AND CHIMNEYS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: MUCH OF ORE WAS 5 - 7% CU.
Materials
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Cuprite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Covellite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Hornblende
Gangue: Zoisite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Tremolite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: LATE 1880'S
Comment (Location): Previous Quad Designation = Baker 1:250000
Comment (Production): Several Thousand Tons Ore Shipped 1900-1901
Comment (Deposit): Some Low-Grade Ore Remains In Sight ( 1953 )
References
Reference (Deposit): Cook, E. F., 1954, Mining Geology Of The Seven Devils Region: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet No. 97, 20 P.
Reference (Deposit): Livingston, D. C., And Laney, F. B., 1920, The Copper Deposits Of The Seven Devils And Adjacent Districts: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin 1, P. 71
Reference (Deposit): 1920 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol., Bulletin 1.
Reference (Deposit): 1954 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol., Pamphlet 97
Reference (Production): Cook, E. F., 1954, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. Pamphlet No. 97, 22 P. Livingston, D.C., And Laney, F.B., 1920, Idaho Bur Mines And Geology Bull 1, P. 69.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): Livingston, D. C., And Laney, F. B., 1920 , Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin 1 , P. 71.
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