Black Diamond Mine

Past Producer in Idaho county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc
Sections on this page
  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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Mineral rights holdings
  17. Land status
  18. Ownership information
  19. Workings at the site
  20. Links to other databases
  21. Bibliographic references
  22. General comments
  23. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10071664
MRDS ID W015171
MAS/MILS ID 0160490227
Record type Site
Current site name Black Diamond Mine
Alternate or previous names Diamond, Blue Diamond

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.45377, 45.53157 (WGS84)
Elevation 1768
Relative position 2 MI SE OF DIXIE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Idaho(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dixie(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Elk City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Salmon-Chamberlain(hydrologic unit)

Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Nez Perce-Clearwater 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 Idaho

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 025N 008E 03,02 SW (02) Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification
  • (Local) Sericitization
  • (Local) Oxidation

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Idaho Batholith
    Rock description Idaho Batholith-Granitic Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.45377, 45.53157

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure name Brecciation
Structure description Brecciation, Gouge
Type of structure Local
Structure name Gouge

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Strike NW
    Dip NE
  • General form LENTICULAR
    Dip NE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1916

Mining district

District name Dixie District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Nez Perce National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Allen Property Custodian

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 487.68M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Capps, S. R., And Roberts, R. J., 1939, The Dixie Placer District, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 48, 35 P.

  • Production

    Capps, S. R., And Roberts, R. J., 1939, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 48.

  • Deposit

    Roberts, R. J., 1938, The Petrography And Ore Deposits Of The Dixie District, Idaho: Seattle, Washington, Univ. Of Washington, M. S. Thesis 61 P.

  • Deposit

    U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 8-91, 1991, P. 27-30.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 Converging Veins: N 40 Deg W, 30 To 60 Deg Sw, And N 70 Deg W, Dips S.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1974 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 13-MAR-1995 Neumann, Terry R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references