Black Diamond Prospect

The Black Diamond Prospect is a mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,199 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: Black Diamond Prospect
Secondary: Patricia

Commodity

Tertiary: Copper

Location

State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene 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/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Mr. Brooks
Years: 1920 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1913
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: St. Joe Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Fe And Mn Stains; Oxidation

Rocks

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

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE ACROSS VEIN ASSAYED 19 % MN

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Deposit): CAMPBELL AND GOOD GIVE VEIN STRIKE OF ENE, DIP VERTICAL TO 75 DEG S

Comment (Development): 3 CLAIMS

Comment (Geology): QUARTZITE STRIKES NE, DIPS 30 TO 35 SE

References

Reference (Deposit): 1963 GEOLMAP A. B. CAMPBELL AND S. E. GOOD, BULL. 1142 - A

Reference (Deposit): JONES, E. L., 1920 , A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE PINE CREEK DISTRICT IDAHO: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 710 , 36 P.

Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY, J. B., AND JONES, E. L., JR., 1923 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 732 , P. 113 , 114

Reference (Deposit): CAMPBELL, A. B., AND GOOD, S. E., 1963 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE TWIN CRAGS QUADRANGLE, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 1142 - A, 33 P.

Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON E. L. JONES, BULL. 710

Reference (Deposit): 1923 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY, J. B., AND JONES, E. L., JR., BULL. 732

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