The Blue Ribbon Prospect is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,000 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: 5,000 Feet (1,524 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.8022, -115.36920
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Blue Ribbon Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blue Ribbon Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Elk City 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: Nez Perce National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Dr. Boyd, J. E. Brown, Frances Best
Owner Name: Patsy Clark
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Year: 1897
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: LENS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Gneissic Banding Strikes N 30 Deg W, Dips About 40 Deg Ne; Offsetting Fault Dips 45 To 50 Deg Ne
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Gouge; Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE AVE $12 (1910)
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): 1.7 Mi From Elk City - Dixie Road, At Head Of Small Tributary That Joins Segal Creek From The Nw
References
Reference (Deposit): Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, Geology Of The Elk City Mining District, Idaho: Am. Inst. Mining And Metall. Engineers Tech. Pub. 562, 22 P.
Reference (Deposit): Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Elk City, Orogrande, Buffalo Hump, And Tenmile Districts, Idaho County, Idaho: USGS Circ. 9, 89 P.
Reference (Deposit): Welch, R. K., 1910, Development Of The Elk City District, Idaho: The Mining World, V. 32, No. 2, P. 65 - 66.
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