The Blue Jacket Mine is a copper mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,501 feet.
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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: 4,501 Feet (1,372 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 45.5603, -116.44720
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Blue Jacket Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blue Jacket Mine
Secondary: Red Oxide
Secondary: Extension
Secondary: Dixie
Secondary: No. 1 Ore
Secondary: Baltimore No. 1
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Crooks Corral 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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Consolidated Mines Syndicate
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Clearwater Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Pyritization
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Silicification
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Sericitization
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Bleaching
Alteration Text: Bleached, Sericitization, Silicification, Pyritization
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLES ABOVE CROSSCUT LEVEL AVERAGED 3.9% CU.
Analytical Data: SAMPLES FROM CROSSCUT LEVEL AVERAGED 1.2% CU
Materials
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): 7 Patented Claims
Comment (Geology): The Rocks Strike N 30-50 Deg. E And Dip 45 Deg. S.E.
References
Reference (Production): Wagner, W. R., 1945, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 74, 16 P.
Reference (Deposit): Wagner, W. R., 1945; A Geological Reconnaissance Between The Snake And Salmon Rivers North Of Riggins, Id: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 74, 16 P
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