The Black Diamond Mine is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,801 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.5317, -115.45280
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Black Diamond Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Diamond Mine
Secondary: Diamond
Secondary: Blue Diamond
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Dixie 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
Type: Patented
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Allen Property Custodian
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Year First Production: 1916
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: LENTICULAR
Form: LENTICULAR
Structure
Type: L
Structure: Gouge
Type: L
Structure: Brecciation
Description: Brecciation, Gouge
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Oxidation
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Sericitization
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Silicification
Alteration Text: Silicification, Sericitization, Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 2 Converging Veins: N 40 Deg W, 30 To 60 Deg Sw, And N 70 Deg W, Dips S.
References
Reference (Deposit): Capps, S. R., And Roberts, R. J., 1939, The Dixie Placer District, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 48, 35 P.
Reference (Deposit): Roberts, R. J., 1938, The Petrography And Ore Deposits Of The Dixie District, Idaho: Seattle, Washington, Univ. Of Washington, M. S. Thesis 61 P.
Reference (Production): Capps, S. R., And Roberts, R. J., 1939, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 48.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 8-91, 1991, P. 27-30.
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