Copper Chief Mine

The Copper Chief Mine is a copper mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,200 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: Copper Chief Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Shoshone

Elevation: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 47.4075, -115.70440

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Copper Chief Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Copper Chief Mine


Commodity

Primary: Copper


Location

State: Idaho
County: Shoshone


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

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


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): N SIDE OF BULLION CREEK.


References

Reference (Deposit): FOREST SERVICE FILES, MISSOULA, MONT.

Reference (Deposit): MILS


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