The B.F. and H. Mine is a mine located in Bonner county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,329 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: 2,329 Feet (710 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 48.1406, -116.50030
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B.F. and H. Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: B.F. and H. Mine
Secondary: Blacktail Mine
Secondary: Armstead Mine
Secondary: Blackjack
Secondary: Dakota
Secondary: Talache Mine
Secondary: Keystone Mine
Secondary: Silver Butte
Commodity
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Bonner
District: Pend Oreille District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: Kaniksu National Forest
Holdings
Type: Patented
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1917
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Siderite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Polybasite
Unknown: Polybasite
Unknown: Huebnerite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Tetrahedrite
Comments
Comment (Geology): 6/75 THE BLACKTAIL FORMATION IS THE EQUIVALENT OF THE COMBINATION OF ST. REGIS AND REVETT FORMATIONS.
References
Reference (Deposit): SOPER 1918 MINING AND SCI PRESS V 116 P 125
Reference (Deposit): V.E. MITCHELL, ET. AL; MINES AND PROSPECTS MAP SERIES, 1981,
Reference (Deposit): SANDPOINT QUAD, LOCATION NO. 278
Reference (Deposit): GREEN, 1976, WASH. STATE UNIV. PHD. DISSERTATION.
Reference (Deposit): SAVAGE 1967 ID BUR MINES AND GEOL CO REPT 6
Reference (Deposit): SAMPSON 1928 ID BUR MINES AND GEOL PAMPH 31
Reference (Deposit): HUMPHREYS AND LEATHAM 1936 BS THESIS UNIV OF IDAHO
Reference (Deposit): SAVAGE 1965 ID BUR MINES AND GEOL PAMPH 134
Reference (Deposit): WORMSER 1922 ENG AND MINING JOUR PRESS V 114 NO 14 P 581
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