The Binarch Cr. Mining Co. Prospect is a gold, silver, zinc, and copper mine located in Bonner county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,598 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: 2,598 Feet (792 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Zinc, Copper
Lat, Long: 48.46944, -116.92083
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Binarch Cr. Mining Co. Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Binarch Cr. Mining Co. Prospect
Secondary: Idaho Panhandle
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Bonner
District: Priest Lake
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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
Owner Name: Hooper, A. L.
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: Selkirk Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: 200 Ft Wide Gossan
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE AVG. 2 - 4 % CU, WITH SELECTED VALUES 10 - 20 % CU, AND SOME AU, A
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Comments
Comment (Development): NEW YORK - WASHINGTON - IDAHO GROUP; 14 CLAIMS
Comment (Deposit): VEIN DIPS ALMOST VERTICALLY
Comment (Workings): 3 SHORT DRIFTS, 2 SHORT SHAFTS
References
Reference (Deposit): SAVAGE, C. N. 1967, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BONNER COUNTY: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPORT, NO. 6, 131 P.
Reference (Deposit): LANCASTER, J., 1910 , PRIEST LAKE DISTRICT, IDAHO: THE MINING WORLD, V. 32 , P. 100
Reference (Deposit): BELL, R. N., 1907 , EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1906 , 175 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1907 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S ANNUAL REPT. FOR 1906
Reference (Deposit): 1967 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY CO. REPT. NO. 6
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