| Deposit ID | 10070210 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W012960 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160030005 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Blue Jacket Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Bucket, Blue Jacket-Queen Group |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.6404, 45.12627 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1768 |
| Relative position | 3 1/2 MI. N.E. OF CUPRUM. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Adams(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
White Monument(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Adams |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 021N | 003W | 25 | SWNESE | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Result | (1901) SEVERAL THOUSAND TONS OF HIGH - GRADE ORE CONTAINED 40% CU. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Granodiorite | ||||||
| Rock description | Granodiorite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Skarn (Tactite) |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Martin Bridge Limestone-Limestone;Tactite |
| Rock description | Martin Bridge Limestone-Limestone;Tactite |
| (1) | -116.6404, 45.12627 |
|---|
| General form | STRINGERS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 50 DEG W |
| Dip | 70 DEG NE |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1887 |
| Discoverer | Charles Walker |
| Year of first production | 1897 |
| District name | Seven Devils District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | John Rogers |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 106.68M |
| Overall depth | 94.49M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W012960 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | GR_283 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160030005 | data consolidated into this record |
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. 71 - 73
1920 Compile Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol., Bulletin 1
Livingston, D. C., And Laney, F. B., 1920, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin 1, P. 72.
11th Annual Report, Mining Industry Of Idaho, P. 127.
13th Annual Report, Mining Industry Of Idaho, P. 19.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: LATE 1880'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1975 | Murphy, Lyn S.; Miller, Pat | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 12-MAY-1995 | Winters, Dick | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.