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Blue Lead Prospect

Past Producer in Lemhi county in Idaho, United States with commodities Lead, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10011681
MRDS ID D006769
Record type Site
Current site name Blue Lead Prospect
Alternate or previous names Davidson Prospect
Related records 10290919

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.34899, 44.76429 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 4 MI SW OF BANNOCK PASS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lemhi(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bannock Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Leadore(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dubois(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lemhi(hydrologic unit)

Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Salmon-Challis National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Lemhi

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 017N 026E 22 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED SOMEWHERE NEAR THE DIVIDE ON GRIZZLY HILL, ROUGHLY ONE MILE NE OF THE DIGMORE MINE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anglesite Ore
Galena Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.34899, 44.76429
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Shear Zone Extends For Several Miles

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Strike N20E
    Dip 25NW

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Ore Confined To Lower Part Of Shale Member In A Shear Zone. The Zone Closely Follows The Contact With An Underlying Quartzite.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Junction District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Salmon National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner R. H. Davidson

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION VERY LIMITED-ESTIMATED AT LESS THAN 100 TONS

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 91.44M
    Overall depth 9.14M

Comments on the workings information

  • INCLINED SHAFT WITH 3 LEVELS AND ABOUT 200 FT OF DRIFTS, SMALL BULLDOZED TRENCH, CAVED VERTICAL SHAFT.

Comments on development

  • PROPERTY CONSISTS OF FOUR UNPATENTED CLAIMS. D.M.E.A. LOAN APPLICATION (POCKET NO. 2433) MADE IN 1952.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COMMODITY FILES, U.S.G.S., SPOKANE WA

  • Production

    COMMODITY FILES, U.S.G.S., SPOKANE WA

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit INTERMITTENT REPLACEMENT ALONG 6 FT WIDE SHEAR ZONE
Deposit FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE D.M.E.A. POCKET NO. 2433 (1952) ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1981 Lewis, Reed S. (Orris, Greta J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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