Bluff Creek Copper Claim

The Bluff Creek Copper Claim is a copper mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,701 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: Bluff Creek Copper Claim

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver

Location

State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene District

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: St. Joe National Forest

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Lintz And A. W. Stanley

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: St. Joe Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: PODS, STRINGERS

Structure

Type: L
Description: Bluff Creek Fault. Schistosity Trends Nw, Dips 49 - 63 Deg Sw

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Chlorite, Silicified

Rocks

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

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

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 13 SAMPLES ASSAYED 0.4 TO 23.48 % CU, 0.8 AND 1.3 OZ AG, AND A TRACE TO 0.06 OZ AU

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Development): 1 CLAIM

Comment (Workings): HAND DRILLING, MUCKING

Comment (Location): .5 MI FROM ST. JOE RIVER. ABOUT 100 FT ABOVE BLUFF CREEK ON W SIDE.

References

Reference (Deposit): DOTSON, J. C., 1955 , IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPORT, 4 P

Reference (Deposit): 1955 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY O. F. REPT.

Reference (Deposit): GEOLMAP ASAR CO

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