Dusty Claims

The Dusty Claims is a copper and cobalt mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,300 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

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Site Name

Primary: Dusty Claims
Secondary: Nickel Point

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Cobalt
Tertiary: Nickel

Location

State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Blackbird 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: Salmon National Forest

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Palo, A. W. And Stevenson

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement Vein
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: Salmon River Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR, PODS

Structure

Type: L
Description: Blackbird Structural Block, Folds

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Eocene

Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: .8 % NI

Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Cobaltite
Gangue: Tourmaline
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Magnetite

Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED AT THE HEAD OF LITTLE BOB CREEK. IS 7,000 FT NE OF CALERA MINE

Comment (Development): 3 CLAIMS

Comment (Workings): 2 ADITS ARE CAVED

References

Reference (Deposit): U.S. Bureau of Mines REPT INV 4012

Reference (Deposit): ECONOMIC GEOLOGY V 42, NO 1, P 22-46.

Reference (Deposit): TRITES, A.F., AND TOOKER, E. W., 1953, URANIUM AND THORIUM DEPOSITS IN EAST - CENTRAL IDAHO, SOUTHWESTERN MONTANA: USGS BULL. 988-H, P. 175.

Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A.L., 1943, PRELIMINARY REPORT OR THE COBALT DEPOSITS IN THE BLACKBIRD DISTRICT, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 61, 34 P.

Reference (Deposit): CANNEY, F.C., 1953, PRELIMINARY REPORT OF GEOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATIONS IN THE BLACKBIRD DISTRICT, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS OPEN-FILE REPT.

Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY, J.B., 1913, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 528, 182 P.

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