Idaho · Valley County
Occurrence
Missouri Creek Group
Valley County, Idaho, United States
Copper
Land & claims · BLM · live
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Surface manager + active mining claims at this point, live from BLM. The "open to location" notes are a general 1872-Mining-Law guide, not BLM output — decision-support only; verify with BLM MLRS and on the ground before staking or entry.
Commodities
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeMetallic
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlFissure
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite
GanguePyrite
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Limestone,Granite · Limestone
Associated rockDiorite,Granite · Idaho Batholith-Granodiorites;Dikes-Granophyric Porphyry
AlterationScapolite, Pyroxene, Epidote
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
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References
SHENON, P. J., AND ROSS, C. P., 1936, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS NEAR EDWARDSBURG AND THUNDER MOUNTAIN, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 44, 45 P1936 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 4
Identification
Deposit ID10071694
MRDS IDW015216
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.01128, -115.37066
Base: USGS MRDS (public domain, frozen 2011). Community notes © their authors, CC-BY. Land data live from BLM.