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Blue Mine

Past Producer in Lemhi county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Iron, REE, Zirconium
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  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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10071465
MRDS ID W014870
MAS/MILS ID 0160590041
Record type Site
Current site name Blue Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.59066, 45.2946 (WGS84)
Elevation 1067
Relative position 3 MI NW OF HORSE HEAVEN LOOKOUT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lemhi(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Long Tom Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bighorn Crags(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Salmon-Panther(hydrologic unit)

Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Salmon-Challis National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Lemhi

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 023N 016E 28 NESWNE Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • On S Bank Of Salmon R., Short Distance Upstream From Mouth Of Middle Fork

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Iron Tertiary
REE Critical Tertiary
Zirconium Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Claim Located In 1939 By Harry E Jones. Shallow Depth To Water Probably Prevented Mining Of All But The Top Few Feet Of Gravel. Reconnaissance Pan Samples From The Top Few Inches Of The Beach Material Contained Gold Values Ranging From $0.08 To $1.12 Yd3. About 1000 Yd3 Of Auriferous Gravel Probably Remain At The Site.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Magnetite Ore

Analytical data

Result RECONNAISSANCE PAN SAMPLES CONTAINED VALUES FROM $0.08 - $1.12/CY AU
Result GOLD VALUES BASED ON $100/TOZ

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
    Rock unit name Pre Belt-Schist And Gneiss;Alluvium-Sand And Gravel
    Rock description Pre Belt-Schist And Gneiss;Alluvium-Sand And Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.59066, 45.2946
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1939
Discoverer Harry E. Jones

Mining district

District name Clear Creek - Upper Big Deer Creek Area

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Salmon National Forest
Ownership category National Primitive Area
Area name Idaho Primitive Area

Comments on the production information

  • Mining Operations Have Taken Place

Comments on development

  • Work Consisted Of Reconnaissance Geologic Mapping & Geochemical Sampling ; Econ.Com: Most Of Beach Covered By Coarse Talus With A Shallow Depth To Water

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Cater, F. W., Pinckney, D. M., And Stotelmeyer, R. B., 1975, Mineral Resources Of The Clear Creek-Upper Big Deer Creek Area, Contiguous To The Idaho Primitive Area, Lemhi County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1391-C, P 3

  • Production

    Cater, F. W., Pinkney, D. M., And Stotelmeyer, R. B., 1975, USGS Bulletin 1391-C

  • Deposit

    Elk City Quad, IBMG Mines And Prospect Map Series, V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1976 Duncan, Daniel G. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 13-MAR-1995 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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