The Coan Property is a mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,999 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: 3,999 Feet (1,219 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 45.3503, -114.33690
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Coan Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Coan Property
Commodity
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Mineral Hill 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: Mike Coan, P. J. Shenon
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
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Leaching, Sericitization, Silicification
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Feldspar
Gangue: Muscovite
Comments
Comment (Location): E SIDE COAN GULCH N. OF SALMON RIVER BETWEEN BIG AND LITTLE SHEEPEATER CREEKS
Comment (Geology): 2 SETS OF JOINTS, BOTH TREND N 32 - 39 DEG E, 1 DIPS 43 DEG SE, OTHER DIPS 50 DEG SE
References
Reference (Deposit): GRAY, F. A., 1927, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MINERAL HILL DISTRICT, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, UNIV. OF MINNESOTA, PH D THESIS
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