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Inman Creek Copper Prospect

Occurrence in Bannock 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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070321
MRDS ID W013173
MAS/MILS ID 0160050093
Record type Site
Current site name Inman Creek Copper Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.17083, 42.84412 (WGS84)
Elevation 1798
Relative position 10 MI. NE. OF INKOM

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bannock(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bonneville Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Pocatello(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Pocatello(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Portneuf(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Caribou-Targhee 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 Bannock

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 007S 037E 06 SESWNE Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Most Of "So-Called" Copper Stain Is Probably A Chlorite Of Iron, With Very Little Evidence Of Copper Mineralization.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Swan Peak Quartzite
    Rock description Swan Peak Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.17083, 42.84412
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Inkom Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Caribou National Forest

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall length 30.48M

Comments on the workings information

  • Open Cut Approx. 30 Ft. High.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HUBBARD, C. R., 1956, INMAN CREEK COPPER PROSPECT: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN FILE REPORT

  • Deposit

    1956 RECON ID. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. OPEN FILE REPT

  • Deposit

    IBMG MINES AND PROSPECTS OF THE POCATELLO QUAD., 1982, V.E. MITCHELL, ET AL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1976 Matthews, John Y.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 03-NOV-1983 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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