Blackdome Occurrence

Occurrence in Shoshone county in Idaho, United States with commodity Kyanite
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. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070248
MRDS ID W013032
Record type Site
Current site name Blackdome Occurrence
Alternate or previous names Goat Mtn Kyanite Deposit
Related records 10290517, 10266384

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.82181, 46.97737 (WGS84)
Elevation 1646
Relative position 9 MI N OF LARSON'S BAR; 35 MI S OF WALLACE; 20 MI E OF CLARKIA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Shoshone(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Little Goat Mountains(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Headquarters(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hamilton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower North Fork Clearwater(hydrologic unit)

Clearwater(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Shoshone

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 042N 005E 09,15,16,10,22,23 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Kyanite Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Andalusite Ore
Kyanite Ore
Mullite Ore
Biotite Gangue
Epidote Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Hornblende Gangue
Muscovite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Chloritization

Analytical data

Result 18.8 % KYANITE AVG. OF 4 LOWER ZONE SAMPLES
Result 11 CHIP SAMPLES (EACH MORE THAN 25 LB) OF UPPER ZONE AVG. 20 % KYANITE, WITH RANGE OF 8 - 47 %

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Anorthosite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist
    Rock unit name Belt Supergroup
    Rock description Belt Supergroup-Mica Schist, Gneiss
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.82181, 46.97737

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 15.24M
    Length 4572M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Contact Of Anorthosite, Gneiss

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1951
Discoverer Anna Hietenan

Mining district

District name Goat Mountain District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name St. Joe National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Blackdome Mining Co.

Comments on development

  • GOAT MTN. MAY BE OF COMMERCIAL VALUE AS AN OPEN PIT MINE; 9 CLAIMS, 640 ACRES ; ECON.COM: LOCATION IS REMOTE FROM TRANSPORTATION; SEVERE WINTERS; DEPOSIT IS NEAR SURFACE AND MAY BE MINED BY NORMAL SURFACE METHODS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PRATER, L. S., 1964, MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF IDAHO - REFRACTORIES (HIGH ALUMINA): IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPECIAL REPORT NO. 1, P. 161 - 165.

  • Deposit

    ABBOTT, A.T., AND PRATER, L.S., 1954, THE GEOLOGY OF KYANITE, ANDALUSITE DEPOSITS, GOAT MOUNTAIN, IDAHO AND PRELIMINARY BENEFICIATION TESTS ON THE ORE: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 100, 27 P.

  • Deposit

    SPOKANE CHRONICLE, NOV. 23, 1970.

  • Deposit

    VAN NOY, R. M., AND OTHERS, 1970 , KYANITE RESOURCES IN THE NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES: USBM REPT. INV. 7426 , 81 P.

  • Deposit

    1954 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 100

  • Deposit

    1964 COMPILE IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPECIAL REPORT NO. 1

  • Deposit

    1970 RECON USBM REPT. INV. 7426

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1976 Bainbridge, Terri L.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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