Mine detail: Copper Occurrence

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Location

Lat / long:

45.10126, -116.75181

Resource(M)

Tertiary:	Copper
Ore:	Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Cuprite, Malachite
Gangue:	Hematite, Ilmenite
Orebody form:	POD/LENS

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	None
Development status:	Occurrence

Geology

Host type:	Keratophyre,Greenstone,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Associated rock:	Eckels Creek Sequence-Keratophyre, Qtz Keratophyre Flow, Breccia
Associated type:	Keratophyre,Greenstone,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Tectonic:	Island Arc Volcanic Chain
Alteration processes:	Saussuritized; Epidote, Chlorite, Calcite, Sericite

References

MRDS	W012888
DEP	10089073
Reference	MORGANTI, J. M., 1972, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE CUPRUM AREA, SEVEN DEVILS MINING DISTRICT, HELLS CANYON, IDAHO: PULLMAN, WASH., WASH. STATE UNIV., MS THESIS, 153 P
Reporter	Miller, Pat J.