Co-op Creek Prospects

The Co-op Creek Prospects is a copper mine located in Bear Lake county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,348 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: Co-op Creek Prospects  

State:  Idaho

County:  Bear Lake

Elevation: 6,348 Feet (1,935 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 42.4558, -111.47140

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Co-op Creek Prospects MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Co-op Creek Prospects


Commodity

Primary: Copper


Location

State: Idaho
County: Bear Lake
District: Nounan District


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Wasatch Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LINEAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Copper
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Iron


Comments

Comment (Deposit): 2 Veins 10 Ft Apart; Width Above For W Vein

Comment (Location): About 100 Ft Above Stream


References

Reference (Deposit): Mansfield, G. R., 1927 , Geography, Geology, And Mineral Resources Of Part Of Southeastern Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 152 , P. 34

Reference (Deposit): 1927 Recon G. R. Mansfield, Prof. Paper 15

Reference (Deposit): V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Preston Quad, Location No. 176


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