Dundas Prospect

The Dundas Prospect is a copper mine located in Clearwater county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,201 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: Dundas Prospect  

State:  Idaho

County:  Clearwater

Elevation: 2,201 Feet (671 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 46.3714, -116.15530

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Dundas Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Dundas Prospect
Secondary: Lolo Mining and Power


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold


Location

State: Idaho
County: Clearwater
District: Lolo 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

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Walla Walla Plateau
Physiographic Detail: Clearwater Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): At Mouth Of Lolo Creek


References

Reference (Deposit): Bell, R. N., 1918, Nineteenth Ann. Rept. Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1917, P. 76.

Reference (Deposit): 1918 Compile 19 Th Ann. Rept. Of State Mine Inspector For 1917

Reference (Deposit): 1956 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 34

Reference (Deposit): Anderson, A. L., 1956, The Geology And Mineral Resources Of The Region About Orofino, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. Pamphlet 34, 63 P.


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