Mine detail: Blue Kitten Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

43.64239, -114.49621

Resource(M)

Primary:	Silver, Zinc, Lead
Ore:	Galena, Sphalerite
Gangue:	Calcite, Pyrite, Quartz
Orebody form:	LINEAR
Discovery year:	1905

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1951

Geology

Host rock:	Wood River Formation-Limestone
Host type:	Limestone
Associated rock:	Idaho Batholith-Granodiorite
Associated type:	Diorite
Alteration processes:	Limestone Silicified Near Granite Contact

References

MRDS	M060178
DEP	10042404
Reference	{Deposit:: UMPLEBY, J.B., WESTGATE, L.G., AND ROSS, C.P. 1930, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE WOOD RIVER REGION, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 814, 250 P}{Deposit:: 1930 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY, BULL. 81}{Production:: UMPLEBY, J.B., AND OTHERS, 1930, USGS BULL. 814.}
Reporter	Everett, Sandra E., Puffett, Willard P.