Princess Blue Ribbon Mine

The Princess Blue Ribbon Mine is a lead mine located in Camas county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,401 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

Name: Princess Blue Ribbon Mine

State:  Idaho

County:  Camas

Elevation: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)

Commodity: Lead

Lat, Long: 43.465, -114.54250

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Princess Blue Ribbon Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Princess Blue Ribbon Mine


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver


Location

State: Idaho
County: Camas
District: Willow Creek 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

Owner Name: J. R. Davies Sr.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1915
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, Kaolinization


Rocks

Name: Lamprophyre
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Lamprophyre
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ASSAYS: 0.5 - 7.0 OZ AU/TON OF CONCENTRATE


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Production): 7 CAR - LOADS ORE SHIPPED

Comment (Location): 3 MI. UP BEAVER CREEK FROM ITS JUNCTION WITH WILLOW CREEK

Comment (Development): 7 CLAIMS

Comment (Workings): 4 TUNNELS

Comment (Geology): DIKES TREND NW, DIP N


References

Reference (Deposit): ROSS, C. P., 1930, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SEAFOAM, ALDER CREEK, LITTLE SMOKY AND WILLOW CREEK MINING DISTRICTS, CUSTER AND CAMAS COUNTIES, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 33, 26 P.

Reference (Deposit): MILNER, C. E., JR., 1950, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PRINCESS BLUE RIBBON MINE, CAMAS COUNTY, IDAHO: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO, MS. THESIS, 45 P.

Reference (Deposit): 1930 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 3

Reference (Production): ROSS, C.P., 1930, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 33


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