Copenhagen Claims

The Copenhagen Claims is a mine located in Owyhee county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,098 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: Copenhagen Claims  

State:  Idaho

County:  Owyhee

Elevation: 5,098 Feet (1,554 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 42.8272, -116.63140

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Satelite image of the Copenhagen Claims

Copenhagen Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Copenhagen Claims


Commodity

Tertiary: Uranium


Location

State: Idaho
County: Owyhee
District: Steele District


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Les And Edna Anderson ?


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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: Owyhee Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: FAIR RADIOACTIVITY IN BED IS PROBABLY ALTERED GLASS
Analytical Data: READINGS IN CUTS UP TO .15 MR/HR.


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Development): SEVERAL CLAIMS


References

Reference (Deposit): POWERS, H. A., 1955 , COPENHAGEN CLAIMS: IDAHO BUR MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPT., 2 P

Reference (Deposit): 1955 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPT


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