Arkansas Mine

The Arkansas Mine is a copper mine located in Adams county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,101 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: Arkansas Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Adams

Elevation: 4,101 Feet (1,250 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 45.1244, -116.63170

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Arkansas Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Arkansas Mine
Secondary: Arkansaw-Decorah
Secondary: Decorah
Secondary: Marguerite


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead


Location

State: Idaho
County: Adams
District: Seven Devils District


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: Patented


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Arkansas Leasing Corp.


Production

Year: 1947
Time Period: 1937-1947
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^9% Cu


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Year: 1887
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Seven Devils Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR SHOOTS AND CHIMNEYS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: MUCH OF ORE WAS 5 - 7% CU.


Materials

Ore: Bornite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Cuprite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Covellite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Hornblende
Gangue: Zoisite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Tremolite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: LATE 1880'S

Comment (Location): Previous Quad Designation = Baker 1:250000

Comment (Production): Several Thousand Tons Ore Shipped 1900-1901

Comment (Deposit): Some Low-Grade Ore Remains In Sight ( 1953 )


References

Reference (Deposit): Cook, E. F., 1954, Mining Geology Of The Seven Devils Region: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet No. 97, 20 P.

Reference (Deposit): Livingston, D. C., And Laney, F. B., 1920, The Copper Deposits Of The Seven Devils And Adjacent Districts: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin 1, P. 71

Reference (Deposit): 1920 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol., Bulletin 1.

Reference (Deposit): 1954 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol., Pamphlet 97

Reference (Production): Cook, E. F., 1954, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. Pamphlet No. 97, 22 P. Livingston, D.C., And Laney, F.B., 1920, Idaho Bur Mines And Geology Bull 1, P. 69.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): Livingston, D. C., And Laney, F. B., 1920 , Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin 1 , P. 71.


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