The Clearwater Gold and Copper Prospect is a copper and gold mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,600 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: 5,600 Feet (1,707 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Gold
Lat, Long: 46.96972, -115.14167
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Clearwater Gold and Copper Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Clearwater Gold and Copper Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Chamberlain Meadows 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: Clearwater National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Clearwater Gold And Copper Mining Co., Ltd.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Bitterroot Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: MASSES, IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Brecciation
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Chlorite, Sericite, Carbonate
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcocite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Ankerite
Comments
Comment (Location): ALONG NIAGURA GULCH
Comment (Development): POWER PLANT; 11 PATENTED & 8 UNPATENTED CLAIMS
Comment (Workings): VEIN MAY EXTEND SEVERAL THOUSAND FT; VEIN EXPLORED FOR ABOUT 640 FT.
Comment (Geology): WALLACE FORMATION STRIKES N 45 DEG E, DIPS 25 DEG NW.
References
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., 1930, THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE REGION ABOUT OROFINO, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. PAMPHLET 34, 63 P.
Reference (Deposit): MCDOWELL, G.A., 1951, 52ND ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR 1950, P. 203.
Reference (Deposit): STALEY, W. W., 1940, MINING ACTIVITY IN THE NORTH FORK OF THE CLEARWATER RIVER AREA: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPH 54, 6 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1930 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 34
Reference (Deposit): 1940 COMPILE IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 54
Reference (Deposit): 1951 COMPILE IDAHO MINE INSPECTOR'S REPORT FOR 1950
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