Clipper Property

The Clipper Property is a mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,701 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Clipper Property

Commodity

Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead

Location

State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Nicholia 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: Targhee National Forest

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Shears, Al

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Beaverhead Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation

Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Devonian

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ORE REPORTED TO AVG. 4% P

Materials

Ore: Galena

Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED JUST EAST AND ACROSS CEDAR CANYON FROM THE VIOLA MINE; ABOUT HALFWAY BETWEEN CLARK AND ROSSI PROPERTY AND NICHOLIA FRACTION

Comment (Workings): A SHAFT AND 2 TUNNELS ARE LOCATED ON THE PROPERTY.

References

Reference (Deposit): SHENON, P. J., 1928, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BIRCH CREEK DISTRICT, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 27, 25 P.

Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., AND WAGNER, W. R., 1944, LEAD-ZINC-COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE BIRCH CREEK DISTRICT, CLARK AND LEMHI COUNTIES, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 70, 43 P.

Reference (Deposit): 1928 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 27

Reference (Deposit): 1944 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 70

Reference (Deposit): BELL, R. N., 1904, REPORT OF THE MINING DISTRICTS OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1903

Reference (Deposit): 1904 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S REPORT FOR 1903

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