The Tussel Mine is a copper mine located in Adams county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,549 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,549 Feet (1,996 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 45.1592, -116.65780
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Tussel Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tussel Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: Idaho
County: Adams
District: Seven Devils District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: Payette National Forest
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1937
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^7.25 % Cu, 5 Oz Ag, .25 Oz/Ton Au
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
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
Structure
Type: R
Description: Doubly Plunging Anticlinal Uplifts Separated By A Syncline: Strike North.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SMELTER RETURN ON 19 - TON PORTION: 7.25% CU, 4.75 OZ AG, AND .25% AU.
Analytical Data: FS MIN EXAM 1959 PLUM
Materials
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): Original coordinates for line#1 were: lat/long NAD27 45-9-25N 116-39-40W (45.15694 -116.66111); UTM N5000200 E526700 Z11N; PLSS line# 1: Meridian- Boise, TWNSHP 021N, RNG 003W, Sect 14, Sect_fract
Comment (Workings): Tussel Millsite Is Only Adequate Water Supply For Tussel Mine And Is Located For That Purpose.
Comment (Location): Located On Tussel Ridge, About 1 Mi SW Of The South Peacock.
Comment (Workings): Workings Consist Of A Caved Adit, 2 Open Cuts.
References
Reference (Deposit): Cook, E. F., 1954, Mining Geology Of The Seven Devils Region: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 97, 22 P
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 97, 22 P.
Reference (Deposit): V.E. Mitchell, Et, Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Grangevile Quad, Loc #119, 120.
Reference (Deposit): Close, T.J., And Others, Mineral Resources Of The Hells Canyon Wilderness Area And Portions Of The Hells Canyon National Recreation Study Area, Adams, Idaho, And Nez Perce Counties, Idaho, And Wallowa County, Oregon: Unpublished U.S. Bureau Of Mines File Report, P. 177.
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