The Blue Bucket Prospect is a gold mine located in Gem county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,701 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 3,701 Feet (1,128 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 43.8789, -116.27470
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Blue Bucket Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blue Bucket Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Gem
District: West View District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Physiographic Detail: Sawtooth Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LINEAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation, Pyritization
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): ORE SAID TO BE RICH
Comment (Location): 1,500 FT. DOWN STREAM OF THE BLACK CROOK.
References
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, 1897, THE MINING DISTRICTS OF THE IDAHO BASIN AND THE BOISE RIDGE, IDAHO: USGS ANN. REPT. 18, PT. III, P. 717
Reference (Deposit): 1897 GEOLMAP LINDGREN, 18TH ANN. REPT. PT. II
Idaho Gold
"Where to Find Gold in Idaho" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in Idaho. Read more: Where to Find Gold in Idaho.
