The Blair and Collins Lease is a mine located in Bonner county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,799 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: 2,799 Feet (853 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 48.1775, -116.16500
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Blair and Collins Lease MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blair and Collins Lease
Commodity
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Bonner
District: Clark Fork District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1927
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: Cabinet Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENS OR STRINGERS, POCKETS
Structure
Type: R
Description: Hope Fault 1/4 Mi. N. Of Lease (Fault Segment Strikes N 20 Deg W, Dips About 30 Deg Ne; Prospect On Broad W. Limb Of Syncline.
Type: L
Description: Thrust Fault; Brecciated Zone 2 - 3 Ft. Wide.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Anglesite, Mn Oxides (Oxidation)
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Location): ON NW SIDE OF MIDDLE MOUNTAIN, NEAR JUNCTION OF CASCADE AND LIGHTNING CREEKS
Comment (Workings): 25 TONS OF HAND-SORTED GALENA PILED AT PORTAL. SHORT TUNNELS.
Comment (Deposit): WALLACE BEDS STRIKE N 10 DEG W, DIP 25 DEG NE.
Comment (Geology): FAULT ZONE 150 YARDS WIDE, GREAT QUANTITIES OF GOUGE.
References
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., 1930, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE CLARK FORK DISTRICT, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 12, 132 P.
Reference (Deposit): SAVAGE, C. N., 1967, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BONNER COUNTY: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPT. 6, 131 P.
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., 1947, LEAD - SILVER DEPOSITS OF THE CLARK FORK DISTRICT, BONNER COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 944-B, 117 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1930 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. BULL. 12
Reference (Deposit): 1947 OTHER A. L. ANDERSON, BULL. 944-B
Reference (Deposit): 1967 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. CO. REPT. 6
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