Blue Lead Prospect

The Blue Lead Prospect is a silver and lead mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho.

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

Name: Blue Lead Prospect  

State:  Idaho

County:  Lemhi

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver, Lead

Lat, Long: 44.7644, -113.34810

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Blue Lead Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Blue Lead Prospect
Secondary: Davidson Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead


Location

State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Junction 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: Salmon National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: R. H. Davidson


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Beaverhead Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LENTICULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Shear Zone Extends For Several Miles


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Cambrian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Anglesite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Workings): INCLINED SHAFT WITH 3 LEVELS AND ABOUT 200 FT OF DRIFTS, SMALL BULLDOZED TRENCH, CAVED VERTICAL SHAFT.

Comment (Deposit): FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE D.M.E.A. POCKET NO. 2433 (1952) ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Location): LOCATED SOMEWHERE NEAR THE DIVIDE ON GRIZZLY HILL, ROUGHLY ONE MILE NE OF THE DIGMORE MINE.

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION VERY LIMITED-ESTIMATED AT LESS THAN 100 TONS

Comment (Development): PROPERTY CONSISTS OF FOUR UNPATENTED CLAIMS. D.M.E.A. LOAN APPLICATION (POCKET NO. 2433) MADE IN 1952.

Comment (Deposit): INTERMITTENT REPLACEMENT ALONG 6 FT WIDE SHEAR ZONE


References

Reference (Production): COMMODITY FILES, U.S.G.S., SPOKANE WA

Reference (Deposit): COMMODITY FILES, U.S.G.S., SPOKANE WA


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