The Black Jack Prospect is a zinc, lead, gold, and copper mine located in Boise county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,999 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: 3,999 Feet (1,219 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Lead, Gold, Copper
Lat, Long: 44.0244, -115.76140
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Black Jack Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Jack Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Boise
District: Unorganized District; Grimes Area
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: Boise National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Sawtooth Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR SEAMS, STRINGERS, LENSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Sericite
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): NEAR GRIMES CR.
Comment (Deposit): 2 LODES VERY DISSIMILAR - 1 LODE STRIKES N 10 DEG E AND LIES IN QUARTZ MONZONITE PORPHYRY STOCK - OTHER LODE STRIKES N 70 DEG E AND LIES IN IDAHO BATHOLITH
Comment (Workings): SURFACE CUTS; TUNNELS
References
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., 1947, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF BOISE BASIN, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 944 - C, P. 119 - 319
Reference (Deposit): 1947 GEOLMAP ANDERSON, A. L., BULL. 944-
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