| Deposit ID | 10107290 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W007758 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bluebird Mine |
| Related records | 10241379 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.48827, 48.13375 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 884 |
| Relative position | 1/2 MI SW OF TALACHE; 10 MI S. OF SANDPOINT |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bonner(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Talache(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Sandpoint(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Sandpoint(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Pend Oreille Lake(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Idaho Panhandle National Forests(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Bonner |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 055N | 001W | 07 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Polybasite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Result | VARIABLE |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Wallace Formation-Limy Argillite And Quartzite | ||||
| Rock description | Wallace Formation-Limy Argillite And Quartzite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -116.48827, 48.13375 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Wallace Formation Crumpled; Vein Cut By Faulting |
| Strike | VARIABLE |
|---|---|
| Dip | E |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Pend Oreille District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Kaniksu National Forest |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Silver Butte Mining Co. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 551.69M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W007758 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | SA_269 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
SAVAGE, C. N., 1967, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BONNER COUNTY: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPORT, NO. 6, 131 P.
SAMPSON, E., 1928, GEOLOGY AND SILVER ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PEND OREILLE DISTRICT, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET, NO. 31, 25 P.
GREEN, W.R., 1976 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE BLACKTAIL MOUNTAIN AREA, BONNER COUNTY, IDAHO: PULLMAN, WASHINGTON, WASHINGTON STATE UNIV., PHD DISSERTATION, 108 P.
MINING RECORD, AUG. 4 , 1976
1928 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 31
1967 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. CO. REPT. 6
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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