South Peacock Mine

The South Peacock Mine is a copper mine located in Adams county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,995 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: South Peacock Mine

Commodity

Primary: Copper

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

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Venable, J. M.

Production

Year: 1951
Time Period: 1940-1951
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^20% Cu

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1897
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 MASSES, STRINGERS

Structure

Type: R
Description: Doubly Plunging Anticlinal Uplifts Separated By A Syncline; Strike North.

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation

Rocks

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

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Cuprite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Diopside

Comments

Comment (Deposit): 3 Fault Sets: 1) Strike E - W, Dip 20 - 35 Deg. S. 2) Strike E - W, Dip Steeply 3) Strike N - S, Dip 75 - 90 Deg. E.

Comment (Workings): Mine Workings Consist Of A 325 Foot Vertical Shaft Connecting 4 Levels At 42, 100, 200, And 300 Ft

Comment (Location): 3 Miles East Of Snake River; 6 Mi. N.E. Of Cuprum.

Comment (Geology): The Seven Devils Volcanics Are: Andesitic Flows, Tuffs(Greenstones), Rhyolites, Conglomerates Quartzites, Limestones; Thickness Is 10,000 Ft.

References

Reference (Geology): Cannon, R.S. and Grimaldi, F.S, Lindgrenite and Cuprotungstite From the Seven Devils District, Idaho. (http://www.minsocam.org/ammin/AM38/AM38_903.pdf)
URL: http://www.minsocam.org/ammin/AM38/AM38_903.pdf

Reference (Production): Cook, E. F., 1954, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. Pamphlet 97, 22 P.

Reference (Deposit): 1954 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol., Pamphlet 9

Reference (Deposit): Cook, E. F., 1954, Mining Geology Of The Seven Devils Region: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 97, 22 P

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