Mine detail: Panama Pacific Claims Prospect

Previously called 'Victoria'

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Location

Lat / long: 45.18377, -116.6374

Resource(M)

Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver, Gold
Ore: Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Malachite
Gangue: Feldspar, Quartz
Orebody form: BUNCHES, SEAMS
Discovery year: 1890

Production

Operation type: Underground
Production size: None
Development status: Prospect

Geology

Host type:Hornblendite
Associated rock:Hornblende Granite
Associated type:Hornblendite
Tectonic:Island Arc
Alteration processes:Oxidation

References

MRDSW012971
MAS160030013
DEP10070219
Reference{Deposit:: 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. 37 - 3}{Deposit:: 1920 Compile Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol., Bulletin}{Deposit:: Close, T.J., And Others, Mineral Resources Of The Hells Canyon Wilderness Area And Portions Of The Hells Canyon National Recreation Study Area, Adams, Idaho, And Nez Perce Counties, Idaho, And Wallowa County, Oregon: Unpublished U.S. Bureau Of Mines File Report, P. 139.}
ReporterMurphy, Lyn S.; Miller, Pat, Close, Terry J.