Idaho · Bonner County
Occurrence
Idaho Copper Prospect
Bonner County, Idaho, United States
Copper Zinc
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, Zinc
Commodity typeMetallic
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Quartzite
Associated rockDiorite · Kaniksu Batholith-Granodiorite Porphyry
StructureContact Zone, Gossan
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
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References
SAVAGE, C. N., 1967, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF BONNER COUNTY: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPT., NO. 6, 131 P.MOORE, F. C., 1910 , ELEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1909 , 139 P.1910 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S ANNUAL REPT. FOR 19091967 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY CO. REPT. NO. 6
Identification
Deposit ID10093414
MRDS IDW007749
Alternate namesVirginia - Lake Shore
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.64986, -116.8733
Base: USGS MRDS (public domain, frozen 2011). Community notes © their authors, CC-BY. Land data live from BLM.