Mine detail: White Monument Mine

Previously called 'White Monument Copper Mine'

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Location

Lat / long: 45.14207, -116.6452

Resource(M)

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver, Gold
Gangue: Garnet
Orebody form: IRREGULAR
Discovery year: 1886

Production

Operation type: Underground
Deposit type: Contact Metamorphic
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1898

Geology

Host rock:Martin Bridge Limestone
Host type:Limestone
Associated rock:Granodiorite
Associated type:Diorite
Alteration processes:Iron Stains

References

MRDSW012974
MAS160030018
DEP10070221
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. 82}{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Hells Canyon National Recreation Study Area, Adams, Idaho, And Nez Perce Counties, Idaho, And Wallowa County, Oregon: Unpublished U.S. Bureau Of Mines File Report, P. 181-182.}{Production:: Livingston, D. C., And Laney, F. B., 1920, Id. Bureau Of Mines And Geol. Bulletin 1}
ReporterMurphy, Lyn S.; Miller, Pat, Close, Terry J.