Big Creek Prospects

The Big Creek Prospects is a mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,699 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: Big Creek Prospects  

State:  Idaho

County:  Lemhi

Elevation: 6,699 Feet (2,042 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 44.4417, -113.60420

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Big Creek Prospects MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Big Creek Prospects


Commodity

Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver


Location

State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Goldburg Area


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: Challis National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Lemhi Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: STRINGERS, VEINLETS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): ON SLOPE ON N SIDE BIG CREEK

Comment (Workings): SEVERAL CUTS AND SHORT TUNNELS

Comment (Geology): ROSS SAYS THAT NO CLUE TO THE AGE OF THE QUARTZ DIORITE IS AFFORDED


References

Reference (Deposit): ROSS, C. P., 1947, GEOLOGY OF THE BORAH PEAK QUADRANGLE, IDAHO: GEOL. SOC. AMERICA BULL., V. 58, NO. 12, P. 1085-1160


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