The Valentine Group is a copper mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,200 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: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 44.69667, -114.75361
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Valentine Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Valentine Group
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Loon Creek 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: Challis National Forest
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Discovery Year: 1907
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: SEAM
Form: FISSURE VEIN
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Fe Oxide
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: CONTACT SAMPLE ASSAYED TRACE AU, 0.05 OZ AG/TON, 0.02 % CU. CHIP SAMPLES ASSAYED 0.16 TO 17.70 OZ AG/TON, 0.03 TO 5.95% CU
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Development): 6 Claims
Comment (Location): On E Side Of Loon Creek, Just N. Of Cabin Creek
Comment (Workings): No Work Started Since 1908 . Developments Comprise 1 Shaft, 1 short Tunnel, And Some Shallow Cuts
Comment (Geology): Original ore control entry: Contact
Comment (Commodity): A Sample Taken Across The Contact In The Shaft Assayed A Trace Gold, 1.7 Gram Silver Per Metric Ton, 0.01 Percent Copper.
Comment (Geology): Original alteration entry: Local - Fe Oxide
References
Reference (Deposit): Cater, F. W., And Others, 1973, Mineral Resources Of The Idaho Primitive Area And Vicinity, Idaho: U. S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1304, 431 P.
Reference (Deposit): Ross, C. P., 1934 , Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Casto Quadrangle, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 854 , 135 P.
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