Oxford Prospect

The Oxford Prospect is a mine located in Clearwater county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,999 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

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Site Name

Primary: Oxford Prospect

Commodity

Tertiary: Copper

Location

State: Idaho
County: Clearwater
District: Oxford District

Land Status

Land ownership: State
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: Collins, Mr. J. B.

Owner Name: Jerome Day

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Clearwater Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Not available

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
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite

Comments

Comment (Location): ON S. SLOPE OF ELK MOUNTAIN

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): BELL, R. N., 1910, ELEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1909, P. 82.

Reference (Deposit): THOMSON, FRANCIS A., AND BALLARD, SAMUEL M., 1924, GEOLOGY AND GOLD RESOURCES OF NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 7,123 P.

Reference (Deposit): CAMPBELL, ARTHUR, 1937, 38TH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1936, P. 162.

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

Reference (Deposit): 1924 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 7

Reference (Deposit): 1937 COMPILE IDAHO MINE INSPECTOR'S REPORT FOR 1936

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