Black Jack Prospect

Occurrence in Boise county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper
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. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10071163
MRDS ID W014403
Record type Site
Current site name Black Jack Prospect
Related records 10144072

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.76236, 44.02428 (WGS84)
Elevation 1219
Relative position 14 MI WSW OF LOWMAN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Boise(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Grimes Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Deadwood River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Challis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Boise-Mores(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Boise National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Boise

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 008N 006E 17 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR GRIMES CR.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Chlorite Gangue
Epidote Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Sericite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Rock unit name Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite, Granodiorite;Quartz Monzonite Porphyry Stock
    Rock description Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite, Granodiorite;Quartz Monzonite Porphyry Stock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.76236, 44.02428

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR SEAMS, STRINGERS, LENSES
    Strike NE
    Dip SE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fracture Zone; Breccia Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Unorganized District; Grimes Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Boise National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • SURFACE CUTS; TUNNELS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANDERSON, A. L., 1947, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF BOISE BASIN, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 944 - C, P. 119 - 319

  • Deposit

    1947 GEOLMAP ANDERSON, A. L., BULL. 944-

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 LODES VERY DISSIMILAR - 1 LODE STRIKES N 10 DEG E AND LIES IN QUARTZ MONZONITE PORPHYRY STOCK - OTHER LODE STRIKES N 70 DEG E AND LIES IN IDAHO BATHOLITH

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1976 Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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