The Homestake Claim is a copper mine located in Boundary county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,599 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: 3,599 Feet (1,097 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 48.6314, -116.07110
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Homestake Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Homestake Claim
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Boundary
District: Moyie - Yaak 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: Kaniksu National Forest
Holdings
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
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: Purcell Range - Cabinet Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: PODS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Hornblendite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Hornblendite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Hornblendite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Hornblendite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Bornite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Comments
Comment (Location): At End Of Jeep Trail On The N. Side Of Boulder Creek.
Comment (Development): Patented In 1894
References
Reference (Deposit): V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Sandpoint Quad, Location No. 92.
Reference (Deposit): Miller, D. A., 1973, Geology Of The Leonia Knob Area, Boundary County, Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Univ. Of Idaho, Ms Thesis, 103 P
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