| Deposit ID | 10070822 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W013923 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Blackjack Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.06625, 44.61848 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1768 |
| Relative position | 3 MI NW OF SHEEP MTN. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Custer(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Greyhound Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Pistol Creek(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Challis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Middle Fork Salmon(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 | Custer |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 015N | 011E | 24 | C SWSE | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SHEAR ZONE SAMPLES ASSAY 3.4 % ZN, 1.17 % PB |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble | ||||
| Rock unit name | Yellowjacket Formation-Marble, Shale | ||||
| Rock description | Yellowjacket Formation-Marble, Shale | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -115.06625, 44.61848 |
|---|
| General form | PODS, LENSES |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 38 DEG W |
| Dip | 75 DEG NE |
| Thickness | 1.83M |
| Length | 670.56M |
| Width | 30.48M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1925 |
| District name | Seafoam District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Challis National Forest |
| Ownership category | National Primitive Area |
| Area name | Idaho Primitive Area |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Conrad Tierney |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W013923 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH_244 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160370227 | data consolidated into this record |
CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, 1973, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE IDAHO PRIMITIVE AREA AND VICINITY, IDAHO: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1304, 431 P.
CHOATE, R., 1960, BLACKJACK MINE: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY OPEN - FILE REPT.
1960 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN - FILE REPT.
1973 RECON CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, BULL. 1304
CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, 1973, USGS BULL. 1304, 431 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: EARLY 1900'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 30-OCT-1992 | Weldin, Robert | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.