Idaho · Lemhi County
Past Producer

Blue Mine

Lemhi County, Idaho, United States
GoldIronREEZirconium
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Description

Harry E. Jones

Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryIron, REE, Zirconium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsMagnetite
Geology
Host rockSand and Gravel · Pre Belt-Schist And Gneiss;Alluvium-Sand And Gravel
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1939
Identification
Deposit ID10071465
MRDS IDW014870
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates45.2946, -114.59066
References
Cater, F. W., Pinckney, D. M., And Stotelmeyer, R. B., 1975, Mineral Resources Of The Clear Creek-Upper Big Deer Creek Area, Contiguous To The Idaho Primitive Area, Lemhi County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1391-C, P 3Elk City Quad, IBMG Mines And Prospect Map Series, V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al.Cater, F. W., Pinkney, D. M., And Stotelmeyer, R. B., 1975, USGS Bulletin 1391-C