West Fork Cobalt Prospect

The West Fork Cobalt Prospect is a cobalt mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,201 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: West Fork Cobalt Prospect  

State:  Idaho

County:  Lemhi

Elevation: 6,201 Feet (1,890 Meters)

Commodity: Cobalt

Lat, Long: 45.0994, -114.36920

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West Fork Cobalt Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: West Fork Cobalt Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Cobalt
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Nickel


Location

State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Blackbird 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: Salmon National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Salmon River Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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

Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Eocene

Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: .8 % NI


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Magnetite


Comments

Comment (Workings): 1 Tunnel

Comment (Location): 2 3/4 Mi. Up W. Fk. Blackbird Cr. From Patty B.


References

Reference (Deposit): Anderson, A.L., 1943, A Preliminary Report On The Cobalt Deposits In The Blackbird District, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 61, 34 P


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