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Idaho · Bonner County
Occurrence

Idaho Copper Prospect

Bonner County, Idaho, United States
Copper Zinc
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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.