Clearwater Gold and Copper Prospect

Past Producer in Shoshone county in Idaho, United States with commodities Copper, Gold
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. 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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070294
MRDS ID W013124
Record type Site
Current site name Clearwater Gold and Copper Prospect
Related records 10242072

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.14266, 46.96959 (WGS84)
Elevation 1707
Relative position 27 MI SW OF SUPERIOR, MONTANA, BY TRAILS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Shoshone(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Chamberlain Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Headquarters(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hamilton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper North Fork Clearwater(hydrologic unit)

Clearwater(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Nez Perce-Clearwater 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 Shoshone

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 042N 010E 24 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • ALONG NIAGURA GULCH

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Ankerite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Chlorite, Sericite, Carbonate

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Wallace Form.-Shales And Sandstones
    Rock description Wallace Form.-Shales And Sandstones
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.14266, 46.96959

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Brecciation

Ore body information

  • General form MASSES, IRREGULAR
    Strike N 10 DEG W
    Dip 70 DEG E
    Width 3.66M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fissure Filling

Comments on the geologic information

  • WALLACE FORMATION STRIKES N 45 DEG E, DIPS 25 DEG NW.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Chamberlain Meadows District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Clearwater National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Clearwater Gold And Copper Mining Co., Ltd.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 798.58M

Comments on the workings information

  • VEIN MAY EXTEND SEVERAL THOUSAND FT; VEIN EXPLORED FOR ABOUT 640 FT.

Comments on development

  • POWER PLANT; 11 PATENTED & 8 UNPATENTED CLAIMS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANDERSON, A. L., 1930, THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE REGION ABOUT OROFINO, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. PAMPHLET 34, 63 P.

  • Deposit

    MCDOWELL, G.A., 1951, 52ND ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR 1950, P. 203.

  • Deposit

    STALEY, W. W., 1940, MINING ACTIVITY IN THE NORTH FORK OF THE CLEARWATER RIVER AREA: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPH 54, 6 P.

  • Deposit

    1930 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 34

  • Deposit

    1940 COMPILE IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 54

  • Deposit

    1951 COMPILE IDAHO MINE INSPECTOR'S REPORT FOR 1950

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1974 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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