The Inca Mine is a copper mine located in Adams county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,799 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
Elevation: 2,799 Feet (853 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 45.0656, -116.78670
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Inca Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Inca Mine
Secondary: Smith Claims
Secondary: Nix Group
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Adams
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): CLOSE, T.J., AND OTHERS, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE HELLS
Reference (Deposit): CANYON WILDERNESS AREA AND PORTIONS OF THE HELLS CANYON
Reference (Deposit): NATIONAL RECREATION STUDY AREA, ADAMS, IDAHO, AND NEZ
Reference (Deposit): PERCE COUNTIES, IDAHO, AND WALLOWA COUNTY, OREGON:
Reference (Deposit): UNPUBLISHED U.S. BUREAU OF MINES FILE REPORT, MAP NO. 8,
Reference (Deposit): FIG. 11, P. 136.
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