The Togo Claim is a cobalt and copper mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,801 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: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)
Commodity: Cobalt, Copper
Lat, Long: 45.1143, -114.34180
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Togo Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Togo Claim
Secondary: Togo Target
Commodity
Primary: Cobalt
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Nickel
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Blackbird 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: Salmon National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Salmon River Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENS, STRINGERS, BUNCHES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Gabbro
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Description: Gabbro Dike
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Description: Gabbro Dike
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: Pyrrhotite analyzed- contains 0.8 % Ni
Materials
Ore: Niccolite
Ore: Copper
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Biotite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Hornblende
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): Location Approximate
Comment (Geology): Original alteration entry: Local - Oxidation
Comment (Geology): Original ore control entry: Fractures
References
Reference (Deposit): Umpleby, J. B., 1913 , Geology And Ore Deposits Of Lemhi County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 528 , 182 P
Reference (Deposit): Mines And Prospects Of The Elk City Quad., IBMG Mines And Prospects Map Series, V.E. Mitchell, Et Al.
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