Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR, SEAMS
Ore controlJoints, Fractures, Bedding Planes, Brecciated Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Covellite, Malachite
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone · Ankareh Formation-Sandstone, Shale
StructureHome Canyon Anticline
AlterationCu Carbonate Stains, Carbonized Plant Fragments, Oxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1905
Identification
Deposit ID10078003
MRDS IDW026110
Alternate namesMontpelier Mining Co.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.22183, -111.18299
References
MANSFIELD, G. R., 1927 , GEOGRAPHY, GEOLOGY, AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF PART OF SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 152 , P. 346GALE, H. S., 1910 , GEOLOGY OF THE COPPER DEPOSITS NEAR MONTPELIER, BEAR LAKE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 430 , P. 112 - 1211910 RECON H. S. GALE, BULL. 4301927 RECON G. R. MANSFIELD, PROF. PAPER 152V.E. MITCHELL, ET. AL; MINES AND PROSPECTS MAP SERIES, 1981, PRESTON QUAD, LOCATION NO. 230GALE, H. S., 1910 , USGS BULL. 430