The Bobcat Gulch Prospect is a molybdenum and copper mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,240 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,240 Feet (1,902 Meters)
Commodity: Molybdenum, Copper
Lat, Long: 45.3564, -113.99360
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Bobcat Gulch Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bobcat Gulch Prospect
Secondary: Napolean Ridge
Commodity
Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Eureka 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
Owner Name: Cominco American, Inc.
Home Office: Garrison, Mt. 59731
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Deposit
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Porphyry Cu-Au
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1977
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Salmon River Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Porphyry Cu-Au
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Cannivan-White Cloud Mo Belt
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Development): 5 DRILL HOLES TOTALLING 5549 FT (1981)
Comment (Geology): 2 CENTERS OF INTRUSION AND MINERALIZATION. MO-RICH AREA ASSOCIATED WITH MORE SILICIC ROCKS.
Comment (Location): HEADWATERS OF BOBCAT GULCH ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1978
Comment (Exploration): Drilling 1979-1981 indicated two distinct porphyry copper stocks The majority of work centered on a the eastern stock, on which a resource of 60,000,000 tons of .5% Cu was reported. Exploration of the western stock has identified a chalcocite enrichment zone that encompasses an area of at least 2,500 by 4,500 ft. BHP Minerals was exploring the property in 1994 an believed it has potential mostly for gold. The property adjoins on the northeast the Beartrack deposit with reserves of 36.9 million tons averaging .055 opt gold
References
Reference (Deposit): BUNNING AND BURNET, 1981 CU-MO MINERALIZATION IN THE BOBCAT GULCH PORPHYRY SYSTEM, LEMHI CO, ID: NW MINING CONVENTION PAPER, II P.
Reference (Deposit): PETERS, D.W., 1980, FOREST SERVICE FILES, SALMON IDAHO.
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