| Deposit ID | 10069943 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W007741 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Copper Giant Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Copper Standard, Grand Copper |
| Related records | 10216854 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.21635, 48.18157 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 853 |
| Relative position | 3 MI W OF CLARK FORK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bonner(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Clark Fork(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Sandpoint(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Sandpoint(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Clark Fork(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Bonner |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 056N | 002E | 28 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Wallace Form.-Shale And Limy Quartzite | ||||
| Rock description | Wallace Form.-Shale And Limy Quartzite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -116.21635, 48.18157 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Vein Has Gouge Seam Along Either Wall |
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 48 DEG E |
| Dip | 74 DEG NW |
| Length | 18.29M |
| Width | 0.91M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Clark Fork District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | W. N. Von Caron, H. F. Thibaudeau |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 396.24M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W007741 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | SA_212 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
ANDERSON, A. L., 1930, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE CLARK FORK DISTRICT, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL., NO. 12, 132 P.
SAVAGE, C. N., 1967, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BONNER COUNTY: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPORT, NO. 6, 131 P.
SOPER, E. K., 1918 , MINING DISTRICTS OF NORTHERN IDAHO: MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS, V. 116 , P. 121 - 126
1930 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. BULL. 12
1967 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. CO. REPT. 6
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | COPPER STANDARD VEIN IS CURVED: STRIKE VARIES N 40 DEG E TO N 55 DEG E, DIP FROM 73 TO 75 DEG NW; AT TOP OF MOUNTAIN, THIS IS KNOWN AS GRAND COPPER VEIN; NUMEROUS OTHER SMALL VEINS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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