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Blackstone Mine

Past Producer in Bear Lake county in Idaho, United States with commodities Lead, Gold, Silver, Molybdenum, Zinc
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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. 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. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10077998
MRDS ID W026104
MAS/MILS ID 0160070030
Record type Site
Current site name Blackstone Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.4466, 42.10913 (WGS84)
Elevation 1935
Relative position 22 MI E OF PRESTON; 2.75 MI W OF ST. CHARLES

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bear Lake(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Saint Charles(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Preston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Preston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Bear Lake(hydrologic unit)

Lower Bear(hydrologic accounting unit)

Bear(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Caribou-Targhee 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 Bear Lake

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 015S 043E 17,20 NENWNE (20) Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Molybdenum Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Wulfenite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Dolomite Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Fe - Stains

Analytical data

Result ORE SAMPLE GAVE 27 % PB, $0.50 AU / TON, 4 OZ AG / TON

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Blacksmith Limestone;Ute Limestone
    Rock description Blacksmith Limestone;Ute Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.4466, 42.10913
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Vertical Fissure Trending N 60 Deg W

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N 20 DEG W
    Dip NE
    Thickness 2.44M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Contact Zone Of Blacksmith And Ute Limestones

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 1896

Mining district

District name St. Charles Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Cache National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner W. M. Rant
  • Type Owner
    Owner Blackstone Mining And Power Co.
    Home office Idaho
    First year 1927

Comments on the production information

  • 3 Carloads Of 80% Pb Ore Were Produced In 1896. Item 17 Totaled 16 Carloads. This Ore Reported To Have Been Some Of The Richest Ore Ever Sent In Idaho.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 243.84M

Comments on the workings information

  • Drifts, Tunnels

Comments on development

  • Concentrating Plant Built By Mr. Rant Was Burned, Putting An End To Shipments After One Year

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-76 Matthews, John Y.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 28-OCT-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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