| Deposit ID | 10070508 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W013469 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Copper Glance Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Idaho |
| Related records | 10192645 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.50343, 44.97068 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2195 |
| Relative position | 1.5 MI SE OF YELLOWJACKET (TOWN) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lemhi(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Yellowjacket(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Challis(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Challis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Middle Fork Salmon(hydrologic unit)
Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Salmon-Challis National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Lemhi |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 019N | 017E | 18 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Yellowjacket Formation-Quartzite | ||||||
| Rock description | Yellowjacket Formation-Quartzite | ||||||
| |||||||
| (1) | -114.50343, 44.97068 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Brecciation |
| General form | SMALL GRANULES |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 55 DEG E |
| Dip | 70 DEG NW |
| Length | 9.14M |
| General form | SMALL GRANULES |
|---|---|
| Dip | 70 DEG NW |
| General form | SMALL GRANULES |
|---|---|
| Dip | 70 DEG NW |
| General form | SMALL GRANULES |
|---|---|
| Dip | 70 DEG NW |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1901 |
| Discoverer | J.E. And C.C. Anderson |
| District name | Yellowjacket District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Salmon National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | H. J. Kurry And F. A. Mc Call |
| Year | 1941 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1929, 1941 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^8% Pb, 19% Cu, 0.66 Oz Au, 33 Oz Ag/Ton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 92.96M |
| Overall depth | 9.14M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W013469 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH_110 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
ANDERSON, ALFRED L., 1953, GOLD-COPPER-LEAD DEPOSITS IN THE YELLOWJACKET DISTRICT, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 94, 41 P
1953 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 9
ANDERSON, A.L., 1953, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 94, 41 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SECOND MINERALIZED ZONE STRIKES N 5 DEG E, DIPS GENTLY E. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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