The Plowboy - Bluebell Prospect is a copper, silver, zinc, and lead mine located in Bonner county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,900 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: 2,900 Feet (884 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver, Zinc, Lead
Lat, Long: 48.7964, -116.91420
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Plowboy - Bluebell Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Plowboy - Bluebell Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Bonner
District: Priest Lake 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: Kaniksu National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Selkirk Mining Co., K. R. Bagden
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: Selkirk Range - Plowboy Mountain
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: PINCH AND SWELL
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Hydrothermal Alteration
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
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): SELKIRK RANGE
Comment (Workings): OLD DRIFT AND SEVERAL PROSPECT PITS
References
Reference (Deposit): SAVAGE, C. N., 1967, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BONNER COUNTY: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPORT, NO. 6, 131 P
Reference (Deposit): 1967 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. CO. REPT. 6
Reference (Deposit): SELKIRK MINING CO.
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