The Lime Peak Prospect is a copper mine located in Adams county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,100 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 2,100 Feet (640 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 45.0872, -116.77810
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Lime Peak Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lime Peak Prospect
Secondary: Lime Peak Group
Secondary: Lime Point Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Adams
District: Seven Devils 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: Payette National Forest
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Physiographic Detail: Seven Devils Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Faults, One Strikes N. 42 Deg. E. And Dips 65 - 80 Deg. W.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation, Sericitized
Rocks
Name: Greenstone
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Greenstone
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcocite
Gangue: Epidote
Comments
Comment (Location): Original coordinates for line#1 were: lat/long NAD27 45-4-45N 116-46-40W (45.07917 -116.77778); UTM N4991600 E517500 Z11N; PLSS line# 1: Meridian- Boise, TWNSHP 020N, RNG 004W, Sect 11, Sect_fract
Comment (Location): Claims Are In Secs. 12, 13, And 14, T. 5 S., R. 4 W.
Comment (Location): Longitude Changed From 116-46-40s To 116-46-40w On 8/28/91.
Comment (Workings): Mine Composed Of 3 Adits, 175, 350, And 1500 Ft Long.
References
Reference (Deposit): Cook, E. F., 1954, Mining Geology Of The Seven Devils Region: Idaho Bur. Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 97, 22 P
Reference (Deposit): 1954 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol., Pamphlet 97
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