The Cougar Prospect is a gold and copper mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,700 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: 2,700 Feet (823 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Copper
Lat, Long: 47.24944, -115.99444
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Cougar Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cougar Prospect
Secondary: Theriault Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Avery 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
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: E. I. Theriault
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Bitterroot Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR BUNCHES
Structure
Type: L
Description: Veins Are In Fractures Associated With Post-Intrusion Movement Along St. Joe Fault Zone. Nw - Se Folding And Faulting
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE ASSAYS BETWEEN $7 - $15 /TON AU. PYRITE SAID TO CARRY GOLD VALUES TO $3 - $10 /TON.
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED AT THE JUNCTION OF HARVEY CR WITH THE ST. JOE R
Comment (Development): 5 PATENTED CLAIMS
Comment (Deposit): DIABASE DIKE STRIKES N 65 DEG W, DIPS 75 DEG. S
References
Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE CHRONICLE, JUNE 29 , 1970
Reference (Deposit): WILSON, R. S., 1963 , GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION RECONNAISSANCE IN THE AVERY AREA, IDAHO: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO, MS THESIS, 81 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1911 OTHER J. T. PARDEE BULL. 470
Reference (Deposit): WAGNER, W. R., 1949 , THE GEOLOGY OF PART OF THE SOUTHERN SLOPE OF THE ST. JOE MOUNTAINS, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 82 , 48 P.
Reference (Deposit): PARDEE, J. T., 1911 , GEOLOGY AND MINERALIZATION OF THE UPPER ST. JOE RIVER BASIN, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 470 , P. 39 - 61
Reference (Deposit): 1949 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 82
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