Plowboy - Bluebell Prospect

The Plowboy - Bluebell Prospect is a copper, silver, zinc, and lead mine located in Bonner county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,900 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

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Site Name

Primary: Plowboy - Bluebell Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead

Location

State: Idaho
County: Bonner
District: Priest Lake 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: Kaniksu National Forest

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Selkirk Mining Co., K. R. Bagden

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: Selkirk Range - Plowboy Mountain

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: PINCH AND SWELL

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Hydrothermal Alteration

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

Not available

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Location): SELKIRK RANGE

Comment (Workings): OLD DRIFT AND SEVERAL PROSPECT PITS

References

Reference (Deposit): SAVAGE, C. N., 1967, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BONNER COUNTY: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPORT, NO. 6, 131 P

Reference (Deposit): 1967 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. CO. REPT. 6

Reference (Deposit): SELKIRK MINING CO.

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