The Bluff Creek Copper Claim is a copper mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,701 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 3,701 Feet (1,128 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 47.1808, -115.49330
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Bluff Creek Copper Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bluff Creek Copper Claim
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene 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: St. Joe National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Lintz And A. W. Stanley
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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: St. Joe Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: PODS, STRINGERS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Bluff Creek Fault. Schistosity Trends Nw, Dips 49 - 63 Deg Sw
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Chlorite, Silicified
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 13 SAMPLES ASSAYED 0.4 TO 23.48 % CU, 0.8 AND 1.3 OZ AG, AND A TRACE TO 0.06 OZ AU
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): 1 CLAIM
Comment (Workings): HAND DRILLING, MUCKING
Comment (Location): .5 MI FROM ST. JOE RIVER. ABOUT 100 FT ABOVE BLUFF CREEK ON W SIDE.
References
Reference (Deposit): DOTSON, J. C., 1955 , IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPORT, 4 P
Reference (Deposit): 1955 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY O. F. REPT.
Reference (Deposit): GEOLMAP ASAR CO
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