Arkansas Mine

Adams County, Idaho, United States

Copper Lead Gold Silver

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Commodities

PrimaryCopper

TertiaryLead, Gold, Silver

Commodity typeMetallic

Deposit

Deposit sizeSmall

WorkingsSurface/Underground

Orebody formIRREGULAR SHOOTS AND CHIMNEYS

Ore controlContact; Fractures

Materials

Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Cuprite, Malachite

GangueCalcite, Epidote, Garnet, Hornblende, Quartz, Tremolite, Zoisite

Geology

Host rockSkarn (Tactite) · Martin Bridge Limestone;Tactite

Associated rockDiorite,Greenstone · Quartz Diorite-;Seven Devils Volcanics-Greenstones

Tectonic settingIsland Arc Volcanic Chain

AlterationOxidation

Economic & production

Development statusPast Producer

Discovery year1887

Description

Charles Walker Or "Frenchy" David

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References

Cook, E. F., 1954, Mining Geology Of The Seven Devils Region: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet No. 97, 20 P.Livingston, D. C., And Laney, F. B., 1920, The Copper Deposits Of The Seven Devils And Adjacent Districts: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin 1, P. 711920 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol., Bulletin 1.1954 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol., Pamphlet 97Cook, E. F., 1954, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. Pamphlet No. 97, 22 P. Livingston, D.C., And Laney, F.B., 1920, Idaho Bur Mines And Geology Bull 1, P. 69.Livingston, D. C., And Laney, F. B., 1920 , Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin 1 , P. 71.

Identification

Deposit ID10070102

MRDS IDW012790

Alternate namesDecorah, Marguerite, Arkansaw-Decorah

RegionNA

Data scoreB

Coordinates45.12427, -116.6327