South Creek No. 16

The South Creek No. 16 is a copper mine located in Butte county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,421 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

Name: South Creek No. 16

State: Idaho

County: Butte

Elevation: 6,421 Feet (1,957 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 43.9311, -113.02310

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South Creek No. 16 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: South Creek No. 16

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Idaho
County: Butte

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: Challis National Forest

Holdings

Type: Located Claim

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Bill Yearsley
Home Office: Idaho

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
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

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, R. A., 1948, RECONNAISSANCE SURVEY OF THE GEOLOGY

Reference (Deposit): AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHWESTERN PORTION OF LEMHI

Reference (Deposit): RANGE, ID: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 80,

Reference (Deposit): 18 P.

Reference (Deposit): ROSS, C. P., 1933, THE DOME MINING DISTRICT, BUTTE COUNTY,

Reference (Deposit): ID: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET NO. 39,

Reference (Deposit): 12 P.

Reference (Deposit): ROSS, C. P., 1961, GEOLOGY OF THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE LEMHI

Reference (Deposit): RANGE, ID: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1081-F, 260 P.

Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY, J. B., 1917, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MACKAY

Reference (Deposit): REGION, ID: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 97, 129 P.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 11-91, 1991, APPENDIX

Reference (Deposit): C, NO. 80, P. 161.

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