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Bonneville Group

Past Producer in Bear Lake county in Idaho, United States with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. General comments
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10078014
MRDS ID W026125
Record type Site
Current site name Bonneville Group

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.18139, 42.26713 (WGS84)
Elevation 2134
Relative position 6.75 MI SE OF MONTPELIER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bear Lake(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Montpelier Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Preston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Preston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Central Bear(hydrologic unit)

Upper Bear(hydrologic accounting unit)

Bear(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management ID)

Bureau of Land Management ID BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Bear Lake

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 013S 045E 27 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Copper Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation, Carbonized Plant Fragments

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Ankareh Formation-Sandstone, Shale
    Rock description Ankareh Formation-Sandstone, Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.18139, 42.26713
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Home Canyon Anticline

Ore body information

  • General form LENS
    Strike N 27 DEG E
    Dip 55 DEG W
    Thickness 4.57M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Joints, Bedding Planes

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Montpelier District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Claire Mining Co. ( Before 1909 )

Comments on the production information

  • ORE IN ITEM 8 SORTED

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 60.96M

Comments on the workings information

  • 1 SHAFT, 2 TUNNELS, SEVERAL PROSPECT PITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NO WELL DEFINED MINERAL STREAK, 4 MINERALIZED BEDS IN THICKNESS ABOVE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1976 Matthews, John Y.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey

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