The Rush Creek Copper Occurrence is a copper mine located in Washington county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,001 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: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 44.7, -116.73810
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Rush Creek Copper Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rush Creek Copper Occurrence
Secondary: Rush Peak Copper Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Washington
District: Cuddy Mountain 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: Payette National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Surface
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Physiographic Detail: Cuddy Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Propylitization
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Early Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ON SLOPE S OF RUSH PEAK
References
Reference (Deposit): KING, J. R., 1970 , THE GEOLOGY OF THE SOUTHEASTERN CUDDY MOUNTAIN DISTRICT, IDAHO: CORVALLIS, OREGON STATE UNIV., MS THESIS, P. 71
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