Blue Jay Mine/Sterling Silver 1,2,3

Past Producer in Idaho county in Idaho, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Molybdenum, Silver, Tungsten, 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10192777
MAS/MILS ID 0160490916
Record type Site
Current site name Blue Jay Mine/Sterling Silver 1,2,3
Alternate or previous names Sterling Silver Nos. 1, 2, and 3

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -115.65268, 45.47957 (WGS84)
Elevation 1463
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Idaho(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cottontail Point(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Warren(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)

Gospel-Hump Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness 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 025 N 007 E 18 Idaho

Commodities

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

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -115.65268, 45.47957

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Nez Perce National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Robert Painter
    Interest 100
    Home office Washington
    Year 1983

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ESPARZA, L. E., AND OTHERS, 1984, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE

  • Deposit

    GOSPEL-HUMP WILDERNESS, IDAHO COUNTY, IDAHO, U.S. BUREAU

  • Deposit

    OF MINES WFOC UNPUBLISHED FILE REPORT.

  • Deposit

    SHENON AND REID, 1934, USGS CIRCULAR 9.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TWO ADITS SEVERAL PITS AND TRENCH ARE ALONG THE STRIKE OF A QUARTZ VEIN SYSTEM. WEIGHTED AVERAGE GRADES FOR GOLD AND SILVER ARE 0.115 AND 0.610 OZ. PER TON. THE VEIN SYSTEM IS 3.0 FT THICK, AND INCLUDES QUARTZ GOUGE AND BRECCIA. ANOMALOUS CONCENTRATIONS OF COPPER, LEAD, MOLYBDENUM AND TUNGSTEN ALSO OCCUR IN PORTIONS OF THE VEIN. FAULTING AND SHEAR ZONES ARE ORIENTED N 8 3 W AND STEEPLY SOUTH.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 29-FEB-1988 Esparza, Leon E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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