The Black Jack Prospect is a mine located in Washington county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,301 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 4,301 Feet (1,311 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 44.5522, -117.05530
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Black Jack Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Jack Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Washington
District: Mineral 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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Physiographic Detail: Cuddy Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Area Appears To Be On The North Limb Of A Faulted Anticline Of General N.E. Trend.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidization
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: LOW CU AND AG CONTENT
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Tourmaline
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): LIES JUST S.E. OF THE SILVER BELL GROUP.
Comment (Commodity): THE PROPERTY HAS HAD LITTLE, IF ANY PRODUCTION, AND HAS NOT BEEN EXTENSIVELY DEVELOPED.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A SHORT ADIT AND WINZE AT THE OUTCROP AND A LONGER ADIT ON THE SLOPE 210 FEET BELOW.
References
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, ALFRED L., AND WAGNER, WARREN R., 1952, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MINERAL DISTRICT, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 95, 26 P
Reference (Deposit): 1952 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 9
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