The Crystal Spring Prospect is a copper mine located in Kootenai county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,500 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 2,500 Feet (762 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 47.5917, -116.41250
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Crystal Spring Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Crystal Spring Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Kootenai
District: Little North Fork District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Crystal Spring Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Coeur D'Alene Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: SEAMS AND STRINGERS, BUNCHES, RIBBONS
Structure
Type: R
Structure: Faulted Anticlinal Uplift Of WNW Trend
Type: L
Structure: Shearing
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Chloritization
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Description: Chlorite Schist
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Description: Chlorite Schist
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Ankerite
Comments
Comment (Development): 8 Unpatented Claims. Compressor Building.
Comment (Geology): Less Disturbed Prichard Beds Strike N 25 Deg W, Dip 35 Deg Ne.
Comment (Location): Along Canyon S Of Wall Peak About 1 Mi N Of Us Highway No. 10
Comment (Geology): Original Structures entry: Local - Shearing Trends N 30 Deg E, Dips 45 Deg Ne Regional - Property Is 1 To 2 Mi N. Of Osburn Fault. Area Of Broad Much - Faulted Anticlinal Uplift Of Wnw Trend.
Comment (Geology): Original ore control entry: Shear Zone
Comment (Geology): Original alteration entry: Local - Chloritization
References
Reference (Deposit): Anderson, A. L., 1940 , Geology And Metalliferous Deposits Of Kootenai County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 53 , 67 P
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