Idaho · Lemhi County
Producer
Idaho Cobalt
Lemhi County, Idaho, United States
Copper Cobalt Gold Nickel
Land & claims · BLM · live
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Surface manager + active mining claims at this point, live from BLM. The "open to location" notes are a general 1872-Mining-Law guide, not BLM output — decision-support only; verify with BLM MLRS and on the ground before staking or entry.
Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Cobalt
SecondaryGold
TertiaryNickel
Commodity typeMetallic
Deposit
Deposit typeVolcanogenic Massive Sulfide
Model{102: Blackbird Co-Cu}
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR, LENS , BUNCHES, STRINGERS
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Cobaltite, Erythrite, Pyrrhotite, Arsenopyrite, Linnaeite, Safflorite, Enargite
GangueBiotite, Garnet, Magnetite, Quartz, Pyrite, Lollingite, Marcasite
Geology
Host rockSchist,Argillite · "Belt Supergroup", "Apple Creek Formation, middle unit"
Associated rockGabbro
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
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References
{Deposit:: Umpleby, J.B., 1913, Geology And Ore Deposits Of Lemhi County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 528, 182 P.}{Deposit:: Anderson, A.L., 1943, Preliminary Report On The Cobalt Deposits In The Blackbird District, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 61, 34 P.}{Deposit:: Canney, F.C., 1953, Preliminary Report Of Geochemical Investigations In The Blackbird District, Lemhi County, Idaho: USGS Open-File Report}{Deposit:: Trites, A.F., and Tooker, E.W., 1953, Uranium And Thorium Deposits In East - Central Idaho, Southwestern Montana: USGS Bulletin 988-H, P. 174}{Deposit:: Baldwin, J.A., October 8, 1976, Personal Communication.}{Deposit:: Economic Geology, V 42, No 1, P 22-46}{Deposit:: USBM, WFOC, Mineral Property File 0160590012 (File 2 Of 3).}{Deposit:: The Mining Record, V 106, No. 32, 8-9-95, P.1.}{Deposit:: Formation Capital Corp. News Release, 8-15-97.}{Deposit:: Formation Capital Corporation News Release, 9-10-97.}{Reserve-Resource:: Anderson, A.L., 1943, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 61}{Reserve-Resource:: The Mining Record, Vol 107, #34, Aug. 21, 1996, P20.}{Reserve-Resource:: Randol Mining Directory 1996/97, P202.}{Reserve-Resource:: American Mines Handbook, 1996, P103}{Reserve-Resource:: The Northern Miner. "Sun Shines On Formation". 3/24/97. P20.}
Identification
Deposit ID10096235
MRDS IDW013474
Alternate namesSunshine Claims, Ram Zone, East Sunshine Zone, Cougar Zone
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates45.13047, -114.36367
Base: USGS MRDS (public domain, frozen 2011). Community notes © their authors, CC-BY. Land data live from BLM.