Azurite Mine

The Azurite Mine is a copper mine located in Adams county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,001 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Azurite Mine

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc

Location

State: Idaho
County: Adams
District: Seven Devils 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: Payette National Forest

Holdings

Type: Patented

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Physiographic Detail: Seven Devils Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR, BANDS, BUNCHES

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic

Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Dolomite

Comments

Comment (Location): On Snake River Slope About 1/2 Mile Above Kleinschmidt Road. Due East Of Ballard'S Landing.

Comment (Production): $9000 Of Selected Ore Averaging $25 A Ton

Comment (Development): 1 Patented, 5 Unpatented Claims.

Comment (Workings): 2 Tunnels And A Shaft Make Up The Workings.

References

Reference (Deposit): 1954 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol., Pamp. 97.

Reference (Production): Livingston, D. C., And Laney, F. B., 1920, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. Bulletin 1.

Reference (Deposit): Cook, E. F., 1954, Mining Geology Of The Seven Devils Region: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 97, 22 P.

Reference (Deposit): Livingston, D. C., And Laney, F. B., 1920, The Copper Deposits Of The Seven Devils And Adjacent Districts: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin 1, P. 40.

Reference (Deposit): 1920 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol., Bulletin 1.

Reference (Deposit): Close, T.J., And Others, Mineral Resources Of The Hells Canyon Wilderness Area And Portions Of The Hells Canyon National Recreation Study Area, Adams, Idaho, And Nez Perce Counties, Idaho, And Wallowa County, Oregon: Unpublished U.S. Bureau Of Mines File Report, P. 89-91.

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