The Ella Prospect is a copper and cobalt mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,999 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: 7,999 Feet (2,438 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Cobalt
Lat, Long: 45.12668, -114.35542
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Ella Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ella Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Cobalt
Secondary: 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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Hanna Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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
Structure
Type: L
Description: Lookout Structural Block
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation, Gossan , Silicification
Rocks
Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: .8 % NI
Materials
Ore: Copper
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Cuprite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): 1200 FT. W. OF THE CHICAGO, 2,000 FT. N.W. OF CALERA MINE
Comment (Development): ELLA PROSPECT NOW INCLUDED IN BLACKBIRD MINE, SEE NO. 363
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A CAVED SHAFT AND A LARGE BULLDOZER TRENCH
References
Reference (Deposit): 5) BALDWIN, J.A., OCTOBER 8, 1976, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION
Reference (Deposit): CANNEY, F.C., 1953, PRELIMINARY REPORT OF GEOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATIONS IN THE BLACKBIRD DISTRICT, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS OPEN-FILE REPT.
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. 174
Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY, J.B., 1913, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 528, 182 P.
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A.L., 1943, PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE COBALT DEPOSITS IN THE BLACKBIRD DISTRICT, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 61, 34 P.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. Bureau of Mines Report of Investigations RI-4012
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