The Blue Rock Deposit is a lead, zinc, copper, gold, and silver mine located in Boise county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,098 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: 5,098 Feet (1,554 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 43.96611, -115.98917
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Blue Rock Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blue Rock Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Boise
District: Quartzburg 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/Underground
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: Sawtooth Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ANOTHER ASSAY FOUND 6% PB, 6% ZN, 36 OZ AG/TON, MINOR AU, CU
Analytical Data: ORE ASSAYS AVE 10% PB, 10% ZN, MINOR CU
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): 1.5 MI. NE QUARTZBURG, 1 MI. N. MAYFLOWER
Comment (Workings): SHALLOW ADITS, TUNNELS
References
Reference (Deposit): BELL, R. N., 1935, THE GOLD RESOURCES OF IDAHO: THE MINING AND CONTRACTING REVIEW, V. 37, NO. 33, P. 6 - 7.
Reference (Deposit): BELL, R. N., 1929, BOISE BASIN CONTINUES MAKING HISTORY: MINING TRUTH, V. 14, NO. 17.
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