Blue Jacket Mine

The Blue Jacket Mine is a copper mine located in Adams county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,801 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

Name: Blue Jacket Mine

State:  Idaho

County:  Adams

Elevation: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 45.1264, -116.63940

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Blue Jacket Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Blue Jacket Mine
Secondary: Bucket
Secondary: Blue Jacket-Queen Group


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver


Location

State: Idaho
County: Adams
District: Seven Devils 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

Type: Patented


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: John Rogers


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Year First Production: 1897
Discovery Year: 1887
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Seven Devils Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: STRINGERS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: (1901) SEVERAL THOUSAND TONS OF HIGH - GRADE ORE CONTAINED 40% CU.


Materials

Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Cuprite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Gangue: Garnet


Comments

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: LATE 1880'S

Comment (Development): 2 Claims Patented

Comment (Geology): Large Body Of Carboniferous Limestone Included In Mass Of Cret. Granodiorite.


References

Reference (Deposit): 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

Reference (Deposit): 1920 Compile Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol., Bulletin 1

Reference (Production): Livingston, D. C., And Laney, F. B., 1920, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin 1, P. 72.

Reference (Deposit): 11th Annual Report, Mining Industry Of Idaho, P. 127.

Reference (Deposit): 13th Annual Report, Mining Industry Of Idaho, P. 19.


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