The Copper Camp Prospect is a copper, silver, and gold mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,902 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: 4,902 Feet (1,494 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 45.25694, -115.20417
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Copper Camp Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper Camp Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Valley
District: Ramey Ridge 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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Copper Camp Consolidated Mines, Inc.
Owner Name: Edwards, W. A.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1888
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: LENTICULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Broad Anticlinal Fold: Steep W - Dipping Limb In Spring Creek Draw; Gentle E - Dipping Limb In Camp Creek Draw; Crest To Nw
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor Sericite; Muscovite, Garnet, Biotite; Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SOME SAMPLES ASSAYED $40 AU/TON
Analytical Data: ASSAYS UP TO 17% CU. AU MIGHT AVERAGE $3/TON
Analytical Data: AVERAGE ASSAYS 1 TO 4% CU
Materials
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Gypsum
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Pyrolusite
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): ITEM 2 ESTIMATED TO A DEPTH OF 1000 FT; ITEM 3 ESTIMATED AS A POSSIBLE BYPRODUCT
Comment (Location): ON N. SIDE BIG CREEK ABOUT 9 MI FROM BIG CREEK RANGER STATION; NEAR CAMP CREEK. SOUTH END OF RAMEY RIDGE LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 7-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH USFS LAND OWNERSHIP BOUNDARIES, 1:126,720 SCALE.
Comment (Commodity): VEIN SAMPLES ASSAYED TRACE TO 0.12 OZ AU, TRACE TO 0.8 OZ AG/TON; 0.03 TO 17% CU; 2.9 TO OVER 60% FE; TI AVERAGED 0.11%.
Comment (Development): 29 QUARTZ, 5 PLACER CLAIMS. DIAMOND DRILLING PROGRAM (1969-1971) BY ROCKET MINES LTD. ; ECON.COM: MINOR LANDSLIDE AREA; PARALLEL NW FAULTS; EXTENSIVE OVERBURDEN, VEGETATION COVER.
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1888, RELOCATED 1953
References
Reference (Deposit): 1970 DIREXPL ROCKET MINES, LTD., USGS BULL. 1304
Reference (Deposit): 1973 RECON F. W. CATER AND OTHERS, BULL. 1304
Reference (Deposit): 1975 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Reference (Deposit): SHENON, P. J., AND ROSS, C. P., 1936, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS NEAR EDWARDSBURG AND THUNDER MOUNTAIN, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 44, 45 P.
Reference (Deposit): CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, 1973, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE IDAHO PRIMITIVE AREA AND VICINITY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 1304, 431 P.
Reference (Deposit): GRINER, W. C., 1975, SEVENTY - FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR 1973 - 1974, 98 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1936 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 44
Reference (Deposit): 1955 GEOLMAP HIGHLAND SURPRISE CONSOLIDATED CO., USGS BULL. 1304
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