Idaho · Blaine County
Producer

Boulder Mines

Blaine County, Idaho, United States
CopperLeadSilverGoldZinc
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Lead, Silver, Gold
SecondaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENSES, PODS, STRINGERS, BLEBS
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueCalcite, Hematite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockSlate,Quartzite,Argillite,Limestone,Dolomite · Wood River Formation-Quartzite, Limestone, Dolomite, Slate, Argillite
Associated rockAndesite,Granite · Sills, Dikes-Andesite Porphyry, Granite Porphyry
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10070604
MRDS IDW013606
Alternate namesGolden Glow and Boulder Consolidated
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.83909, -114.51232
References
USBM, 1975, ACTIVITY OF IDAHO MINING PROPERTIES, 1974, USBM, BOISE, IDAHO, 61 P.TSCHANZ, C. M., AND OTHERS, 1974, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE EASTERN PART OF THE SAWTOOTH NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, CUSTER AND BLAINE COUNTIES, IDAHO: USGS OPEN - FILE REPT., 648 P.UMPLEBY, J. B., 1914, ORE DEPOSITS IN THE SAWTOOTH QUADRANGLE, BLAINE AND CUSTER COUNTIES, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 580 - K, P. 221 - 249.BELL, R. N., 1913, FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1912.TSCHANZ, C. M., AND OTHERS, 1974, USGS OPEN - FILE REPT.