The Inman Creek Copper Prospect is a copper mine located in Bannock county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,899 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: 5,899 Feet (1,798 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 42.8442, -112.17000
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Inman Creek Copper Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Inman Creek Copper Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Bannock
District: Inkom Area
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: Caribou National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): Most Of "So-Called" Copper Stain Is Probably A Chlorite Of Iron, With Very Little Evidence Of Copper Mineralization.
Comment (Workings): Open Cut Approx. 30 Ft. High.
References
Reference (Deposit): IBMG MINES AND PROSPECTS OF THE POCATELLO QUAD., 1982, V.E. MITCHELL, ET AL.
Reference (Deposit): HUBBARD, C. R., 1956, INMAN CREEK COPPER PROSPECT: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN FILE REPORT
Reference (Deposit): 1956 RECON ID. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. OPEN FILE REPT
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