Clearwater Gold and Copper Prospect

The Clearwater Gold and Copper Prospect is a copper and gold mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,600 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Clearwater Gold and Copper Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold

Location

State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Chamberlain Meadows District

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: Clearwater National Forest

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Clearwater Gold And Copper Mining Co., Ltd.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Bitterroot Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: MASSES, IRREGULAR

Structure

Type: L
Description: Brecciation

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Chlorite, Sericite, Carbonate

Rocks

Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcocite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Ankerite

Comments

Comment (Location): ALONG NIAGURA GULCH

Comment (Development): POWER PLANT; 11 PATENTED & 8 UNPATENTED CLAIMS

Comment (Workings): VEIN MAY EXTEND SEVERAL THOUSAND FT; VEIN EXPLORED FOR ABOUT 640 FT.

Comment (Geology): WALLACE FORMATION STRIKES N 45 DEG E, DIPS 25 DEG NW.

References

Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., 1930, THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE REGION ABOUT OROFINO, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. PAMPHLET 34, 63 P.

Reference (Deposit): MCDOWELL, G.A., 1951, 52ND ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR 1950, P. 203.

Reference (Deposit): STALEY, W. W., 1940, MINING ACTIVITY IN THE NORTH FORK OF THE CLEARWATER RIVER AREA: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPH 54, 6 P.

Reference (Deposit): 1930 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 34

Reference (Deposit): 1940 COMPILE IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 54

Reference (Deposit): 1951 COMPILE IDAHO MINE INSPECTOR'S REPORT FOR 1950

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