| Deposit ID | 10070515 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W013479 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160590063 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Copper Queen Claim |
| Alternate or previous names | Blackbird Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.3245, 45.1219 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2042 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | 20 MI. W. OF SALMON, IDAHO |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lemhi(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Blackbird Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bighorn Crags(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Salmon-Panther(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Lemhi |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 021N | 018E | 22, 27 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Cobalt Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Nickel Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | .8 % NI |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Gabbro | ||||||||
| Rock description | Gabbro | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Rock unit name | Belt Supergroup |
| Rock description | Belt Supergroup-Schist, Quartzite |
| Ore Body (1) | -114.3245, 45.1219 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Blackbird Structural Block And Haynes-Stellite Structural Block |
| Width | 9.14M |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Blackbird District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Salmon National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hanna Mining Co. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 198.12M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W013479 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | EC_438 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
UMPLEBY, J.B., 1913, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 528, 182 P.
ANDERSON, A.L., 1943, PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE COBALT DEPOSITS IN THE BLACKBIRD DISTRICT, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 61, 34 P.
TRITES, A.F., AND TOOKER, E.W., 1953, URANIUM AND THORIUM DEPOSITS IN EAST - CENTRAL IDAHO, SOUTHWESTERN MONTANA: USGS BULL. 988-H, P. 175
BALDWIN, J.A., OCTOBER 8, 1976, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1975 | Ortman, Dale; Miller, Pat | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 02-FEB-2010 | Causey, J. Douglas | U.S. Geological Survey | Combined data from MAS/MILS record number 0160590063 (DEP_ID 10290662) and deleted record. |
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