The Indian Creek Prospect is a copper mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,998 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: 6,998 Feet (2,133 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 45.1775, -114.37640
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Indian Creek Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Indian Creek Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Cobalt
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
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: Salmon River Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: STRINGERS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Hydrothermal
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Cobaltite
Ore: Erythrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Biotite
Comments
Comment (Workings): CONSIDERABLE WORK
References
Reference (Deposit): Economic Geology v. 42, no. 1, p. 22-46.
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., 1943, A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE COBALT DEPOSITS IN THE BLACKBIRD DISTRICT, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 61, 34 P.
Reference (Deposit): VHAY, J. S., 1948, COBALT - COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE BLACKBIRD DISTRICT, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS STRATEGIC MINERALS INV. PRELIM REPT. 3 - 219, 26 P.
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