| Deposit ID | 10072135 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015997 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Copper Chief Mine |
| Related records | 10216619 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.63963, 46.72876 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 725 |
| Relative position | 6 MI E OF TROY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Latah(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Little Bear Ridge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Potlatch(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Pullman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Clearwater(hydrologic unit)
Clearwater(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Latah |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 039N | 002W | 07 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Cobalt Critical | Tertiary |
| Kyanite | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Cobaltite | Ore |
| Sillimanite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Belt Supergroup | ||||||
| Rock description | Belt Supergroup-Schists, Altered Sediments | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock |
| (1) | Columbia River Basalt Group. |
|---|
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Troy District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Olsen, Al And Robert |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Troy Sillimanite Co.; Al And Robt. Olson |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015997 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | PL_129 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
HUBBARD, C. R., 1956, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPORT, 1 P.
HUBBARD, C. R., 1957, MINERAL RESOURCES OF LATAH COUNTY: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPT. 2, 29 P.
1956 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPT.
1957 OTHER IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY CO. REPT. 2
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | WITH DECREASING SUPPLIES OF BAUXITE, ALUNITE MUST AGAIN BE CONSIDERED AS AN IMPORTANT SOURCE OF ALUMINA |
| Deposit | ABOUT 10 ACRES |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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