The Conrad's Crossing Prospect is a copper mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,799 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: 3,799 Feet (1,158 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 47.16417, -115.41417
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Conrad's Crossing Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Conrad's Crossing Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: St. Joe 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
Not available
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: Bitterroot Mountains - St. Joe Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: SEAMS AND IRREGULAR BUNCHES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): PARDEE, J. T., 1911 , GEOLOGY AND MINERALIZATION OF THE UPPER ST. JOE RIVER BASIN, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 470 , P. 39 - 61
Reference (Deposit): CALKINS, F. C., AND JONES, E. L., 1913 , GEOLOGY OF THE ST. JOE-CLEARWATER REGION, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 530 , P. 75 - 86
Reference (Deposit): 1911 OTHER J. T. PARDEE, BULL. 470
Reference (Deposit): 1913 GEOLMAP CALKINS AND JONES, BULL. 530
Reference (Deposit): 1916 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY AND JONES, BULL. 732
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