Copper Prince Prospect

The Copper Prince Prospect is a gold and copper mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,500 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: Copper Prince Prospect
Secondary: Black Prince

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper

Location

State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Avery District

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Owner Name: Mr. Mabutt

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: Bitterroot Mountains - St. Joe Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: SEAMS AND STRINGERS, IRREGULAR BUNCHES

Structure

Type: L
Description: Complex Folding And Faulting (Nw - Se) Accompanied By Fracturing, Shearing, Jointing; Brecciation

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Garnet, Scapolite

Rocks

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

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

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: LODE ASSAYED $4 / TON AU

Materials

Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Location): AT MOUTH OF BLACK PRINCE CR. 800 FT S OF SEC 3

Comment (Workings): 3 TUNNELS

References

Reference (Deposit): WAGNER, W. R., 1949 , THE GEOLOGY OF PART OF THE SOUTH SLOPE OF THE ST. JOE MTNS.: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 82 , 48 P.

Reference (Deposit): HAYES, C. W., AND LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, 1911 , CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECON. GEOLOGY: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 470 , P. 39 - 61.

Reference (Deposit): COLLIER, A. J., 1906 , ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ST. JOE RIVER BASIN, IDAHO: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 285 , P. 129 - 139

Reference (Deposit): WILSON, R. S., 1963 , GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION RECONNAISSANCE IN THE AVERY AREA, IDAHO: UNIV. OF IDAHO, M. S. THESIS, 81 P.

Reference (Deposit): 5) UMPLEBY, J. B., AND JONES, E. L., JR., 1923 , GEOLOGY OF SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 732 , P. 119.

Reference (Deposit): 6) SOPER, E. K., 1918 , THE MINING DISTRICTS OF NORTHERN IDAHO: MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS, V. 116 , P. 124

Reference (Deposit): 1906 OTHER A. J. COLLIER, BULL. 285

Reference (Deposit): 1911 OTHER HAYES AND LINDGREN, BULL. 470

Reference (Deposit): 1916 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY, J. B., AND JONES, E. L., JR., BULL. 732

Reference (Deposit): 1949 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 82

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