| Deposit ID | 10266482 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160590859 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Copper Bluff Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Copper Bell, Mountain Bill, Bell Mountain, Copper King, Bornite |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.23478, 44.243 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2414 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lemhi(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bell Mountain(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Lemhi |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 011 N | 027 E | 33 | NWSENE | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -113.23478, 44.243 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Challis National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160590859 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | DU_446 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
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.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 11-91, 1991, APPENDIX
C, NO. 13, P. 136.
ROSS, C. P., 1961, GEOLOGY OF THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE LEMHI
RANGE, ID: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1081-F 260 P.
UMPLEBY, J. B., 1917, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MACKAY
REGION, ID: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 97, 129 P.
LEMHI COUNTY COURTHOUSE MINING CLAIM RECORDS.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MINERAL PRODUCTION FILES.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 16-NOV-1992 | Kuizon, Lucy | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.