Goat Mt. -Blackdome Ridge

The Goat Mt. -Blackdome Ridge is a kyanite mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,561 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

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Site Name

Primary: Goat Mt. -Blackdome Ridge
Secondary: Goat Mt.-Blackdome Ridge

Commodity

Primary: Kyanite
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Aluminum
Tertiary: Zinc

Location

State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Goat Mountain Area

Land Status

Land ownership: State
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

Type: Located Claim

Workings

Type: Surface

Ownership

Owner Name: Day Mines
Percent: 12.00
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1974

Owner Name: Forest Service
Home Office: Dist Of Columbia
Info Year: 1973

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1923
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Unknown: Apatite
Unknown: Chlorite
Unknown: Hornblende
Unknown: Ilmenite
Unknown: Labradorite
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Orthoclase

Comments

Comment (Deposit): THE COST INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FILE IS INADEQUATE AND WILL REMAIN SO UNTIL ANORTHOSITE DEPOSITS CAN BE EVALUATED FURTHER. THERE ARE TWO SETS OF COSTS; ORIGINAL 1975 COSTS, AND COMPLETELY RECOSTED 1979 COSTS. ALL COSTS ARE ASSUMED TO BE MIDYEAR. DEPOSIT LIFE IS 1424 YEARS AT A PRODUCTION RATE OF 1403850 TONNES PER YEAR. THE MILL CAPACITY CAN BE INCREASED TO SHORTEN THE LIFE OR OTHER MILLS CAN BE ADDED SUBSE- QUENTLY OR CONCURRENTLY. THERE IS ENOUGH MATERIAL TO SUPPLY APPROXIMATELY 57 SUCH PLANTS FOR 25 YEARS. RESERVE FIGURES WERE TAKEN FROM BUMINES IC 8335, AND REPRESENT THREE DEPOSITS: CEDAR CREEK, GOAT MT.,AND BOEHLS. THE TONNAGE FIGURES WERE ADJUSTED FROM SHORT TONS TO METRIC TONS.

References

Reference (Deposit): BUREAU OF MINES RI-7726, P. 36.

Reference (Deposit): STAFF. POTENTIAL SOURCES OF ALUMINUM. U.S. BUMINES

Reference (Deposit): I.C. 8335, 1967, 148 PP.

Reference (Deposit): VAN NOY, R.N., N.S. PETERSON, AND J.J. GRAY. KYANITE

Reference (Deposit): RESOURCES IN THE NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES. U.S.

Reference (Deposit): BUMINES R.I. 7426, 1970, 81 PP.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 3-93, 1993, P. 16-18,

Reference (Deposit): 49-54; PLATE 1.

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