The Princess Blue Ribbon Mine is a lead mine located in Camas county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,401 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
Elevation: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 43.465, -114.54250
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Princess Blue Ribbon Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Princess Blue Ribbon Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Camas
District: Willow Creek 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: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: J. R. Davies Sr.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1915
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: Sawtooth Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Kaolinization
Rocks
Name: Lamprophyre
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Lamprophyre
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAYS: 0.5 - 7.0 OZ AU/TON OF CONCENTRATE
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Production): 7 CAR - LOADS ORE SHIPPED
Comment (Location): 3 MI. UP BEAVER CREEK FROM ITS JUNCTION WITH WILLOW CREEK
Comment (Development): 7 CLAIMS
Comment (Workings): 4 TUNNELS
Comment (Geology): DIKES TREND NW, DIP N
References
Reference (Deposit): ROSS, C. P., 1930, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SEAFOAM, ALDER CREEK, LITTLE SMOKY AND WILLOW CREEK MINING DISTRICTS, CUSTER AND CAMAS COUNTIES, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 33, 26 P.
Reference (Deposit): MILNER, C. E., JR., 1950, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PRINCESS BLUE RIBBON MINE, CAMAS COUNTY, IDAHO: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO, MS. THESIS, 45 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1930 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 3
Reference (Production): ROSS, C.P., 1930, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 33
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