The Copper Belt Mine is a copper mine located in Adams county, Idaho.
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
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Copper Belt Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper Belt Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Adams
District: Seven Devils 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: Payette National Forest
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: George McCarthy
Years: 1942 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Year: 1905
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): Location Uncertain But Mine Is .5 Mi By Trail From The E Side Of The Snake River Opposite Homestead, Ore. Narrative Location Places This Mine In The W/2 Sec. 33.
References
Reference (Deposit): U.S. Bureau Of Mines Files (WFOC).
Reference (Deposit): Commodity Files, USGS, Spokane W
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