The Blue Boar Prospect is a mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,139 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: 7,139 Feet (2,176 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 44.9664, -113.46330
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Blue Boar Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blue Boar Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Titanium
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Mcdevitt District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface
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: Beaverhead Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1 CHIP SAMPLE HAD 0.0017 OZ AU/TON
Materials
Ore: Rutile
Gangue: Montmorillonite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Location): IN GULLY THAT ENTERS S. FK AGENCY CR. FROM THE E AT COPPER QUEEN MINE. HIGH ON N DRAINAGE SLOPE ABOUT 2500 FT FROM BLUE RIDGE VEIN.
Comment (Workings): 1 PIT
References
Reference (Deposit): SHARP, W. N., AND CAVENDAR, W. S., 1962, GEOLOGY AND THORIUM-BEARING DEPOSITS OF THE LEMHI PASS AREA, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO, AND BEAVERHEAD COUNTY, MONTANA: USGS BULL. 1126, 76 P.
Reference (Deposit): STAATZ, M.H., 1972, GEOLOGY AND DESCRIPTION OF THE THORIUM-BEARING VEINS, LEMHI PASS QUADRANGLE, IDAHO AND MONTANA: USGS BULL 1351, 94 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1962 RECON W. N. SHARP AND W. S. CAVENDAR, BULL 1126
Reference (Deposit): 1972 RECON STAATZ, M. H., BULL 1351
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