Fall Creek, Porcupine Creek Limestone -Dolomite Deposit

The Fall Creek, Porcupine Creek Limestone -Dolomite Deposit is a mine located in Bonneville county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,499 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: Fall Creek, Porcupine Creek Limestone -Dolomite Deposit  

State:  Idaho

County:  Bonneville

Elevation: 6,499 Feet (1,981 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 43.3925, -111.48360

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Fall Creek, Porcupine Creek Limestone -Dolomite Deposit MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Fall Creek, Porcupine Creek Limestone -Dolomite Deposit


Commodity

Tertiary: Limestone, General
Tertiary: Dolomite
Tertiary: Magnesite


Location

State: Idaho
County: Bonneville
District: Willow Cr - Caribou 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: Caribou National Forest


Holdings

Type: Located Claim


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Caribou Range


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Dolomite
Ore: Limestone


Comments

Comment (Location): Location Approximate


References

Reference (Deposit): Minobras, 1975 , Idaho Industrial Minerals: Minobras, 197


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