The Blue Rock Group is a mine located in Boise 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
Elevation: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 43.97361, -116.01250
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Blue Rock Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blue Rock Group
Commodity
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Boise
District: Boise Basin
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: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Blue Rock Mines Corp.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Sawtooth Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: PINCHES, SEAMS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Gouge. Basic Dike Forms Footwall, Granite Forms Hanging Wall.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): 400 FT. S. OF SILVER HILL MINE
Comment (Development): 3 PATENTED, 2 UNPATENTED CLAIMS ( 1957 )
Comment (Deposit): VEIN CROPS OUT FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED FT
References
Reference (Deposit): BALLARD, S. M., 1924, GEOLOGY AND GOLD RESOURCES OF BOISE BASIN, BOISE COUNTY, IDAHO,: ID. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., BULL. NO. 9, P. 73
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., 1947 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF BOISE BASIN, IDAHO: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 944-C, P. 252 - 253
Reference (Deposit): MC DOWELL, G. A., 1958 , 58TH ANN. REPT. OF THE IDAHO MINE INSPECTOR FOR 1957 .
Reference (Deposit): 1924 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. BULL.
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