| Deposit ID | 10069929 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W007717 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Black Jack-Trade Dollar Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Colorado, Blaine, Blaine Extension, Jumbo, Black Bart, Pluto, South Pluto, Caroline, Fraction, Empire State, Phillip, Sullivan, Belfast, Alpine |
| Related records | 10144502 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.75791, 43.02294 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2073 |
| Relative position | 1 MI W OF SILVER CITY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Owyhee(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
De Lamar(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Murphy(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Boise(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Jordan(hydrologic unit)
Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Owyhee |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 005S;005S | 004W;003W | 12,01;06,07 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Mercury | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Cerargyrite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Jamesonite | Ore |
| Naumannite | Ore |
| Polybasite | Ore |
| Proustite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Stephanite | Ore |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Marcasite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Vivianite | Gangue |
| Result | ORE AVERAGED 40 OZ AG AND .25 OZ. GOLD PER TON. FOR TOTAL PRODUCTION, GOLD TO SILVER RATIO AT 1:138.6 |
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| Model code | 104 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25a |
| Deposit model name | Hot-spring Au-Ag |
| Mark3 model number | 45 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Rock unit name | Silver City Granite-Granodiorite;Silver City Rhyolite; |
| Rock description | Silver City Granite-Granodiorite;Silver City Rhyolite; |
| (1) | -116.75791, 43.02294 |
|---|
| General form | NARROW SEAM |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 15 - 30 DEG W |
| Dip | 75 DEG W |
| Length | 2413.95M |
| Width | 4.88M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1889 |
| Year of first production | 1889 |
| District name | Carson District |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Morrison - Knudsen Co., Inc. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Trade Dollar Mining And Milling Co. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 18288M |
| Overall depth | 518.16M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W007717 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | BO_153 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
LINDGREN, W., 1898, THE GOLD AND SILVER VEINS OF SILVER CITY, DELAMAR, AND OTHER MINING DISTRICTS OF IDAHO: 20TH ANN. REPORT, U.S.G.S. P. 75-205 (PT. 3).
CAMPBELL, S., 1930 , ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1929 , P. 188
BAILEY, E. H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES
5) PIPER, A. M., AND LANEY, F. B., 1926 , GEOLOGY AND METALLIFEROUS RESOURCES OF THE REGION ABOUT SILVER CITY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 11 , 165 P.
6) PANSZE, A. J., JR., 1975 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SILVER CITY-DELAMAR-FLINT REGION, OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 161 , 79 P.
1898 COMPILE W. LINDGREN, 20TH ANN. REPORT
1926 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 11
1939 DIREXPL MORRISON-KNUDSEN INC.
1968 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 138
BAILEY, E. H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES. PIPER, A. M., AND LANEY, F. B., 1926 , IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 11 , P. 118 . LINDGREN, W., 1898 , USGS 20TH ANN. REPT. PT. 3 .
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | AS IN THE BLACK JACK THE ORE VEIN FOLLOWS A DARK BASALT DIKE. THE BEST ORE IS FOUND IN GRANITE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1975 | Benjamin, David A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1976 | Matthews, John Y. (Miller, Pat J.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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