| Deposit ID | 10105782 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015774 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Blue Bird Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.457, 44.97019 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2274 |
| Relative position | 11.5 MI NE OF LEMHI |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lemhi(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lemhi Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Leadore(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dubois(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lemhi(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 | 019N | 025E | 14 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Chalcedony | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Belt Supergroup | ||||
| Rock description | Belt Supergroup-Micaceous Quartzite Argillite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite |
| (1) | -113.457, 44.97019 |
|---|
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 45 DEG E |
| Dip | 90 DEG |
| Thickness | 0.91M |
| Length | 137.16M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1911 |
| District name | Mc Devitt District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Salmon National Forest |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 15.24M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015774 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | DU__56 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
SHARP, W. N., AND CAVENDAR, W. S., 1962, GEOLOGY AND THORIUM-BEARING DEPOSITS OF THE LEMHI PASS AREA, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO, AND BEAVERHEAD COUNTY, MONTANA: USGS BULL 1126, 76 P.
STAATZ, M. H., 1972, GEOLOGY AND DESCRIPTION OF THE THORIUM-BEARING VEINS, LEMHI PASS QUADRANGLE, IDAHO AND MONTANA: USGS BULL 1351, 94 P.
1962 RECON W. N. SHARP AND W. S. CAVENDAR, BULL 1126
1972 RECON STAATZ, M. H., BULL 1351
SHARP, W. N., AND CAVENDER, W. S., 1962, USGS BULL. 1126, P. 52.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 2 VEINS, SOUTHEAST VEIN DESCRIBED ABOVE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1976 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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