Copper Mountain No. 8

Prospect in Butte county in Idaho, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10289973
MAS/MILS ID 0160230112
Record type Site
Current site name Copper Mountain No. 8

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -113.02667, 44.0255 (WGS84)
Elevation 3024
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Butte(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fallert Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Borah Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dubois(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Little Lost(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper 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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Butte

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 008 N 029 E 17 NWSENW Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -113.02667, 44.0255

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Challis National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Anderson, R. A., 1948, Reconnaissance Survey Of The Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Southwestern Portion Of Lemhi Range, Id: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 80, 18 P.

  • Deposit

    Ross, C. P., 1961, Geology Of The Southern Part Of The Lemhi Range, Id: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1081-F, 260 P.

  • Deposit

    U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 11-91, 1991, Appendix C, No. 49, P. 150.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-JUN-1992 Kuizon, Lucy U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.