Black Hawk Mine

The Black Hawk Mine is a lead and zinc mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,651 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

Name: Black Hawk Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Shoshone

Elevation: 2,651 Feet (808 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Zinc

Lat, Long: 47.5253, -116.18830

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Black Hawk Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Black Hawk Mine


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene District (Yreka)


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: Blackhawk Mng. And Devel. Co.

Owner Name: Asarco (American Smelting And Refining Co.)


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Coeur D'Alene Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


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

Not available


Comments

Comment (Workings): 2 TUNNELS

Comment (Deposit): BLACKHAWK WAS WORKED THROUGH THE PAGE MINE.

Comment (Location): ON W SIDE OF GROUSE GULCH

Comment (Development): 13 PATENTED CLAIMS


References

Reference (Deposit): 1908 GEOLMAP RANSOME AND CALKINS, PROF. PAPER 62

Reference (Deposit): 1966 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S 66TH ANN. REPT.

Reference (Production): KIESSLING, O. E., 1932 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1929 , PART 1 - METALS: US BUR MINES, P. 409. { KATZ, F. J., 1931 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1928 , PART 1 - METALS: US BUR MINES, P. 452.

Reference (Deposit): RANSOME, F. L., AND CALKINS, F. C., 1908 , THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT, IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 62 , 203 P.

Reference (Deposit): HANSEN, O. T., 1966 , 66TH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY FOR IDAHO IN 1966 , P. 90


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