The Ludwig Property is a copper mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,499 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,499 Feet (1,981 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 45.0919, -114.33690
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Ludwig Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ludwig Property
Secondary: Blackbird Mine
Secondary: Beliel Group
Secondary: Conica II
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Nickel
Tertiary: Cobalt
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Blackbird District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: Salmon National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Hanna Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Salmon River Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene
Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: LODE CARRIES 1-2% CO, WITH RICHER ZONES AVG. 6% CO. .8 % Ni in pyrrhotite.
Materials
Ore: Cobaltite
Ore: Erythrite
Gangue: Tourmaline
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): 2 Mi. Above Mouth Of W. Fk. Blackbird Cr.
Comment (Development): Ludwig Was A Relocation Of Some Of The Beliel Group Claims; Ludwig Now Is Included In Blackbird Mine, See No. 363.
References
Reference (Deposit): Umpleby, J.B., 1913, Geology And Ore Deposits Of Lemhi County: USGS Bulletin 528, 182 P.
Reference (Deposit): Baldwin, J.A., October 8, 1976, Personal Communication.
Reference (Deposit): Anderson, A.L., 1943, Preliminary Report On The Cobalt Deposits In The Blackbird District, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 61, 34 P.
Reference (Deposit): Canney, F.C., 1953, Preliminary Report Of Geochemical Investigations In The Blackbird District, Lemhi County, Idaho: USGS Open-File Rept.
Reference (Deposit): USBM Report Of Investigation 4012
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