Jiggs Prospect

The Jiggs Prospect is a copper mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,801 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: Jiggs Prospect  

State:  Idaho

County:  Lemhi

Elevation: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 44.9225, -113.74720

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Jiggs Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Jiggs Prospect
Secondary: June Bug Claims


Commodity

Primary: Copper


Location

State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Mcdevitt District


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: G. E. Shoup, F. Terry, W. Owens


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1948
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: Lemhi Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): In small gulch bordering McDevitt Creek; few hundred yards above mouth of Mormon Canyon

Comment (Workings): Cuts and 1 adit

Comment (Geology): Quartzite strikes N 15 Deg W, dips 16 Deg SW


References

Reference (Deposit): Anderson, A. L., 1961, Geology And Mineral Resources Of The Lemhi Quadrangle, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 124, 111 P

Reference (Deposit): V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Dubois Quad, Location Nos 245 And 246


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