Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiaryNickel, Cobalt
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Cobaltite, Pyrrhotite
GangueQuartz, Tourmaline, Magnetite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Schist · Belt Supergroup
Associated rockGabbro · Gabbro
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10070523
MRDS IDW013491
Alternate namesBeliel Property, Blackbird Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.09201, -114.31018
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 Of The Blackbird District, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 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 CommunicationUSBM Rept Inv 4012