The Blue Jay Mine/Sterling Silver 1,2,3 is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,800 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: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.4797, -115.65170
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Blue Jay Mine/Sterling Silver 1,2,3 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blue Jay Mine/Sterling Silver 1,2,3
Secondary: Sterling Silver Nos. 1, 2, and 3
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
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: Nez Perce National Forest
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Robert Painter
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1983
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): TWO ADITS SEVERAL PITS AND TRENCH ARE ALONG THE STRIKE OF A QUARTZ VEIN SYSTEM. WEIGHTED AVERAGE GRADES FOR GOLD AND SILVER ARE 0.115 AND 0.610 OZ. PER TON. THE VEIN SYSTEM IS 3.0 FT THICK, AND INCLUDES QUARTZ GOUGE AND BRECCIA. ANOMALOUS CONCENTRATIONS OF COPPER, LEAD, MOLYBDENUM AND TUNGSTEN ALSO OCCUR IN PORTIONS OF THE VEIN. FAULTING AND SHEAR ZONES ARE ORIENTED N 8 3 W AND STEEPLY SOUTH.
References
Reference (Deposit): ESPARZA, L. E., AND OTHERS, 1984, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE
Reference (Deposit): GOSPEL-HUMP WILDERNESS, IDAHO COUNTY, IDAHO, U.S. BUREAU
Reference (Deposit): OF MINES WFOC UNPUBLISHED FILE REPORT.
Reference (Deposit): SHENON AND REID, 1934, USGS CIRCULAR 9.
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