Hawkeye Prospects

The Hawkeye Prospects is a copper and cobalt mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,001 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: Hawkeye Prospects
Secondary: Blackbird Mine

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Cobalt
Tertiary: Nickel

Location

State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Blackbird District

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Hanna Mining Co.

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: Salmon River Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: VEINLETS AND STRINGERS

Structure

Type: L
Description: Anticline, Schistosity

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene

Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Eocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ORE IN LOWER ADIT ASSAYS 0.8% CO OVER 30 FT WIDTH
Analytical Data: .8 % NI

Materials

Ore: Cobaltite
Ore: Safflorite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Erythrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Biotite

Comments

Comment (Location): NW OF THE UNCLE SAM MINE, 1 MI S.E. OF CALERA MINE

Comment (Development): HAWKEYE PROSPECT NOW INCLUDED IN BLACKBIRD MINE, SEE NO. 363

Comment (Workings): 2 ADITS WHICH ARE NOW MOSTLY CAVED COMPRISED THE WORKINGS

References

Reference (Deposit): Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology Map Series Elk City 2 degree quadrangle, 1981

Reference (Deposit): 1943 DIREXPL USBM, R.I. 4012

Reference (Deposit): VHAY, J.S., 1948, COBALT-COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE BLACKBIRD DISTRICT, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS STRATEGIC MINERALS INV. PRELIM. REPORT 3-219, 26 P.

Reference (Deposit): BALDWIN, J.A., OCTOBER 8, 1976, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION.

Reference (Deposit): TRITES, A.F., AND TOOKER, L.W., 1953, URANIUM AND THORIUM DEPOSITS IN EAST-CENTRAL IDAHO, SOUTHWESTERN MONTANA: USGS BULL. 988-H, P. 175

Reference (Deposit): REED, G.C., AND HERDLICK, J.A., 1947, BLACKBIRD COBALT DEPOSITS, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: USBM REPT. INV. 4012, 14 P.

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