The Cougar Prospect is a copper mine located in Shoshone 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: 47.2522, -116.00610
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Cougar Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cougar Prospect
Secondary: Theriault
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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.
Holdings
Type: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: I. E. Theriault
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1949
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): THE COUGAR GROUP IS LOCATED AT THE JUNCTION OF HARVEY CREEK WITH THE ST. JOE RIVER. IT CAN BE REACHED FROM THE AVERY-ST. MARIES ROAD BY FORDING THE RIVER A FEW HUNDRED FEET EAST OF HARVEY CREEK.
References
Reference (Deposit): IBMG, MINES AND PROSPECTS OF THE WALLACE QUAD, IDAHO, 1981,
Reference (Deposit): HUSTEDDE, ET AL.
Reference (Deposit): WAGNER, 1949, IBMG P-82.
Idaho Gold
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