The Bluebird Prospect is a mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,841 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: 2,841 Feet (866 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 47.4872, -116.26940
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Bluebird Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bluebird Prospect
Secondary: Hannibal
Commodity
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Antimony
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D' Alene 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: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1914
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Bitterroot Mountains - St. Joe Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: BUNCHES, LENSES
Structure
Type: L
Description: Placer Creek Fault
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Altered Dike Rock
Rocks
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Stibnite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): ABOUT 1800 FT. S. OF THE GREAT DUNKER (PEARSON).
Comment (Production): SEVERAL TONS HIGH-GRADE ORE IN BINS IN 1920 , BUT NO SHIPMENTS
Comment (Development): 3 CLAIMS
Comment (Deposit): FEW HUNDRED FT W OF SB VEIN IS 5 - FT. SHEAR ZONE WHICH TRENDS N 45 DEG W, DIPS 60 DEG SW, WITH PB AND ZN.
References
Reference (Deposit): FRYKLUND, V. C., JR., 1964 , ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COEUR D' ALENE DISTRICT, SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 445 , 103 P.
Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY, J. B., AND JONES, E. L., JR., 1923 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS, SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 732 , 123 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON E. L. JONES, BULL. 710
Reference (Deposit): 1963 GEOLMAP CAMPBELL AND GOOD, BULL. 1142-A
Reference (Deposit): 1964 OTHER V. C. FRYKLUND, PROF. PAPER 445
Reference (Deposit): CAMPBELL, A. B., AND GOOD, S. E., 1963 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE TWIN CRAGS QUADRANGLE, IDAHO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1142-A, 33 P.
Reference (Deposit): JONES, E. L., JR., 1920 , A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE PINE CREEK DISTRICT, IDAHO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 710 , 36 P.
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