The Fort Hall Mine is a copper mine located in Bannock county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,449 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,449 Feet (1,661 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 42.7769, -112.35110
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Fort Hall Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Fort Hall Mine
Secondary: Frontier Group
Secondary: Pocatello Group
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Bannock
District: Fort Hall Dist.
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Shoshone Copper And Exploration Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAY ON HAND PICKED SAMPLES RAN UP TO 10% CU. ORE MIGHT AVERAGE MORE THAN 1% CU.
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): 11 Unpatented Claims; Drifts And Winzes On The Mineralized Zone
Comment (Workings): Cross Cut 4200 Ft Long, Winze 100 Ft Deep At 3850 Ft From Portal
References
Reference (Deposit): Dotson, J. C., 1957: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open - File Report.
Reference (Deposit): Merritt, P., 1930, The Origin And Occurrence Of The Metallic Ore Deposits Of Idaho: New York, New York, Columbia University, M. A. Thesis, P. 51 - 52.
Reference (Deposit): 1957 Recon Id. Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Open File Rept.
Reference (Deposit): 1966 Recon Id. Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Open File Rept.
Reference (Production): Dotson, J. C., 1957: Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geology Open - File Report
Reference (Deposit): Green, W. R., 1966, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open - File Report, 1 P.
Reference (Deposit): Weeks, F.B., Heikes, V.C., 1907, USGS Bulletin 340, P. 176
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