Big Five Group Prospect

The Big Five Group Prospect is a copper mine located in Benewah county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,599 feet.

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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 Five Group Prospect  

State:  Idaho

County:  Benewah

Elevation: 3,599 Feet (1,097 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 47.3942, -116.48330

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Big Five Group Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Big Five Group Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Tertiary: Zinc


Location

State: Idaho
County: Benewah
District: Roundtop 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: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Big Five Mining Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Coeur D'Alene Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Wnw St. Joe River Fault


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification; Chlorite


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyromorphite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Iron
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): Near Head Of Street Creek About 4 Mi From Its Mouth.

Comment (Development): 6 Unpatented Claims

Comment (Workings): Second Vein Strikes N 55 Deg W, Dips 70 Deg Sw.


References

Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., 1928, A GEOLOGICAL RECONNAISSANCE IN THE ST. MARIES REGION, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 30, P. 18

Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., 1940, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 53


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