Azurite Mine

Past Producer in Adams county in Idaho, United States with commodities Copper, Lead, Zinc, Antimony, Gold, Silver
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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Mineral rights holdings
  15. Land status
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10105581
MRDS ID W012791
MAS/MILS ID 0160030036
Record type Site
Current site name Azurite Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.79411, 45.04206 (WGS84)
Elevation 1829
Relative position 3.25 MILES N.E. OF HOMESTEAD, ORE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Adams(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Homestead(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Riggins(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Grangeville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Brownlee Reservoir(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Powder(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Payette 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 Adams

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 020N 004W 26 SWSWNE Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • On Snake River Slope About 1/2 Mile Above Kleinschmidt Road. Due East Of Ballard'S Landing.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Antimony Critical Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Barite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Dolomite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Rock unit name Seven Devils Volcanics-Tuffs, Sediments
    Rock description Seven Devils Volcanics-Tuffs, Sediments
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.79411, 45.04206

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR, BANDS, BUNCHES
    Strike 60 DEG. N.W.
    Dip 65 DEG. N.E.
    Width 1.52M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fissures

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Seven Devils District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Payette National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • $9000 Of Selected Ore Averaging $25 A Ton

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 176.78M
    Overall depth 22.86M

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 Tunnels And A Shaft Make Up The Workings.

Comments on development

  • 1 Patented, 5 Unpatented Claims.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Cook, E. F., 1954, Mining Geology Of The Seven Devils Region: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 97, 22 P.

  • Deposit

    Livingston, D. C., And Laney, F. B., 1920, The Copper Deposits Of The Seven Devils And Adjacent Districts: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin 1, P. 40.

  • Deposit

    1920 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol., Bulletin 1.

  • Deposit

    1954 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol., Pamp. 97.

  • Production

    Livingston, D. C., And Laney, F. B., 1920, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. Bulletin 1.

  • Deposit

    Close, T.J., And Others, Mineral Resources Of The Hells Canyon Wilderness Area And Portions Of The Hells Canyon National Recreation Study Area, Adams, Idaho, And Nez Perce Counties, Idaho, And Wallowa County, Oregon: Unpublished U.S. Bureau Of Mines File Report, P. 89-91.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1976 Benjamin, David A.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 12-MAY-1995 Winters, Dick U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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