Blue Boar Prospect

The Blue Boar Prospect is a mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,139 feet.

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

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Site Name

Primary: Blue Boar Prospect

Commodity

Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Titanium
Tertiary: Gold

Location

State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Mcdevitt 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: Surface

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Beaverhead Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification

Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 1 CHIP SAMPLE HAD 0.0017 OZ AU/TON

Materials

Ore: Rutile
Gangue: Montmorillonite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Hematite

Comments

Comment (Location): IN GULLY THAT ENTERS S. FK AGENCY CR. FROM THE E AT COPPER QUEEN MINE. HIGH ON N DRAINAGE SLOPE ABOUT 2500 FT FROM BLUE RIDGE VEIN.

Comment (Workings): 1 PIT

References

Reference (Deposit): SHARP, W. N., AND CAVENDAR, W. S., 1962, GEOLOGY AND THORIUM-BEARING DEPOSITS OF THE LEMHI PASS AREA, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO, AND BEAVERHEAD COUNTY, MONTANA: USGS BULL. 1126, 76 P.

Reference (Deposit): STAATZ, M.H., 1972, GEOLOGY AND DESCRIPTION OF THE THORIUM-BEARING VEINS, LEMHI PASS QUADRANGLE, IDAHO AND MONTANA: USGS BULL 1351, 94 P.

Reference (Deposit): 1962 RECON W. N. SHARP AND W. S. CAVENDAR, BULL 1126

Reference (Deposit): 1972 RECON STAATZ, M. H., BULL 1351

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