Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Cobalt
TertiaryNickel, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR, LENS
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Cobaltite, Erythrite, Gold
GangueMagnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist · Belt Supergroup
Associated rockGabbro · Gabbro
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1895
Identification
Deposit ID10070521
MRDS IDW013487
Alternate namesBlackbird Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.12196, -114.34768
References
Umpleby, J.B., 1913, Geology And Ore Deposits Of Lemhi County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 528, 182 P.Anderson, A.L., 1943, Preliminary Report On The Cobalt Deposits In The Blackbird District, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamph 61, 34 P.Canney, F.C., 1953, Preliminary Report Of Geochemical Investigations In The Blackbird District, Lemhi County, Idaho: USGS Open-File Rept.Baldwin, J.A., October 8, 1976, Personal CommunicationReed, G.C., And Herdlick, J.A., 1947, Blackbird Cobalt Deposits, Lemhi County, Idaho: USBM Rept. Inv. 4012, 14 P.Hess, F.L., 1921, Cobalt: USGS Mineral Resources Of Us, Pt. 1, P. 899-901