Indian Creek Prospect

The Indian Creek Prospect is a copper mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,998 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: Indian Creek Prospect  

State:  Idaho

County:  Lemhi

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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