| Deposit ID | 10073405 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W019471 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Empire Copper Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Linfor Copper |
| Related records | 10241479 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.32243, 47.62097 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 823 |
| Relative position | 5 MI N OF CATALDO |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Shoshone(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cataldo(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Coeur D'Alene(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Spokane(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Coeur d'Alene(hydrologic unit)
Spokane(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Idaho Panhandle National Forests(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Shoshone |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 049N | 001E | 03 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Result | AVERAGE CONTENT OF LODE SAID TO BE 1.5 % CU. $4 / TON AU |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Revett Formation-Quartzite, Argillite | ||||
| Rock description | Revett Formation-Quartzite, Argillite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -116.32243, 47.62097 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Faults |
| General form | BUNCHES |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 54 DEG W |
| Dip | 53 DEG SW |
| Length | 121.92M |
| Width | 3.66M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1886 |
| Year of first production | 1916 |
| District name | Little North Fork District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W019471 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | SP__87 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
UMPLEBY, J. B., AND JONES, E. L., JR., 1923 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 732 , 156 P.
SOPER, E. K., 1918 , THE MINING DISTRICTS OF NORTHERN IDAHO: MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS, V. 116 , P. 124
1923 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY & JONES, BULL. 73
UMPLEBY, J. B., AND JONES, E. L., JR., 1923 , USGS BULL. 732 , 156 P
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1976 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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