The Golden Cup Deposit is a mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,199 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: 8,199 Feet (2,499 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 45.1522, -115.34920
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Golden Cup Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Golden Cup Deposit
Secondary: Golden Coin Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Valley
District: Edwardsburg 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: Payette National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
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
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Brecciation, Slickenslides
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
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
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED IN A GLACIAL CIRQUE APPROXIMATELY TWO MILES NW OF BIG CREEK LODGE
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF SEVERAL SMALL SHEAR ZONES
References
Reference (Deposit): KIRKPATRICK, G. E., 1974, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BIG CREEK AREA, VALLEY AND IDAHO COUNTIES, IDAHO: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO, M.S. THESIS, P. 51
Reference (Deposit): LINDSEY, E., 1958, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE BIG CREEK DISTRICT IDAHO: BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA, UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA M.S. THESIS, 67 P.
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