The Blackjack Mine is a silver mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,801 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: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 44.6186, -115.06530
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Blackjack Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blackjack Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Seafoam 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: Challis National Forest
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Conrad Tierney
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1925
Discovery Method: 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: PODS, LENSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Marble
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Marble
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SHEAR ZONE SAMPLES ASSAY 3.4 % ZN, 1.17 % PB
Materials
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): ON W. BANK OF RAPID RIVER NEAR MOUTH OF BRUIN CREEK
Comment (Production): TOTAL VALUE $114,000
Comment (Development): 2 CLAIMS - BLACK JACK NO. 1, BLACK JACK NO. 2
Comment (Geology): SHEAR ZONES TREND N 10 DEG W, DIP 72 DEG E
Comment (Commodity): HIGH GRADE MATERIAL HAD 31.3 OZ AG/TON, 13.2% PB, 6.2% ZN; 1 SAMPLE WITH 0.5% MO.
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: EARLY 1900'S
References
Reference (Deposit): CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, 1973, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE IDAHO PRIMITIVE AREA AND VICINITY, IDAHO: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1304, 431 P.
Reference (Deposit): CHOATE, R., 1960, BLACKJACK MINE: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY OPEN - FILE REPT.
Reference (Deposit): 1960 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN - FILE REPT.
Reference (Deposit): 1973 RECON CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, BULL. 1304
Reference (Production): CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, 1973, USGS BULL. 1304, 431 P.
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