The Panama Pacific Claims Prospect is a copper mine located in Adams county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,600 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,600 Feet (1,707 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 45.1839, -116.63640
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Panama Pacific Claims Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Panama Pacific Claims Prospect
Secondary: Victoria
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
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
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Dr. W. M. Brown, F. F. Fife, And John L. Thompson
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Year: 1890
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: BUNCHES, SEAMS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Hornblendite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Hornblendite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Hornblendite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Feldspar
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): In Devils Hollow About 1000 Ft. S. Of Deep Cr.
Comment (Development): 3 Unpatented Claims.
Comment (Workings): Few Shallow Pits, 1 Shaft
References
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. 37 - 3
Reference (Deposit): 1920 Compile Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol., Bulletin
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. 139.
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