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Rush Creek Copper Occurrence

Occurrence in Washington 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. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079116
MRDS ID W028024
MAS/MILS ID 0160870140
Record type Site
Current site name Rush Creek Copper Occurrence
Alternate or previous names Rush Peak Copper Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.7391, 44.69987 (WGS84)
Elevation 1829
Relative position ABOUT 15 MI WSW OF COUNCIL

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rush Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

McCall(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Baker City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Weiser(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Payette National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Washington

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 016N 003W 30 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • ON SLOPE S OF RUSH PEAK

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Malachite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification, Propylitization

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Porphyritic Granodiorite;Gabbro
    Rock description Porphyritic Granodiorite;Gabbro
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Jurassic
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.7391, 44.69987
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Porphyritic Granodiorite - Gabbro Contact

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cuddy Mountain District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Payette National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KING, J. R., 1970 , THE GEOLOGY OF THE SOUTHEASTERN CUDDY MOUNTAIN DISTRICT, IDAHO: CORVALLIS, OREGON STATE UNIV., MS THESIS, P. 71

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1978 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey

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