The Missoula Copper Prospect is a copper mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,931 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
Elevation: 4,931 Feet (1,503 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 47.4994, -115.75030
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Missoula Copper Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Missoula Copper Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
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 - Coeur D'Alene Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Sediment-hosted Cu
Orebody
Form: SPARSE, IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Copper
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ABOUT 1.5 MI NW OF THE SNOWSTORM MINE
References
Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY, J. B., AND JONES, E. L., JR., 1923 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 732 , 156 P.
Reference (Deposit): CALKINS, F. C., AND JONES, E. L., JR., 1923 , ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE REGION AROUND MULLAN, IDAHO, AND SALTESE, MONTANA: USGS BULL. 540 , P. 167 - 211
Reference (Deposit): Hobbs, S. W., And Others, 1965 , Geology Of The Coeur D'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 478 , 139 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1914 OTHER CALKINS AND JONES, BULL. 540
Reference (Deposit): 1923 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY AND JONES, BULL. 732
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