Lick Creek Placer-Mary Ann

The Lick Creek Placer-Mary Ann is a copper mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,600 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Lick Creek Placer-Mary Ann

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Cobalt

Location

State: Idaho
County: Lemhi

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

Type: Unknown
Type: Unknown
Type: Located Claim

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Paul Kriley Rt.2 Box 214 Imnaha Oregon 97842
Percent: 99.00
Home Office: Oregon
Info Year: 1982

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): ESPARZA, L.E. & MILLER, M.S. AND PIERCE, P.A., 1982

Reference (Deposit): 18P.

Reference (Deposit): MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE SPECIAL MINING MANAGEMENT ZONE,

Reference (Deposit): CLEAR CREEK, RIVER OF NO RETURN WILDERNESS, LEMHI COUNTY

Reference (Deposit): IDAHO, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, UNPUBLISHED FILE REPORT

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