Mine detail: Blue Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

45.2946, -114.59066

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Tertiary:	Iron, REE, Zirconium
Ore:	Magnetite
Discovery year:	1939

Production

Operation type:	Surface
Deposit type:	Placer
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Pre Belt-Schist And Gneiss;Alluvium-Sand And Gravel
Host type:	Sand and Gravel

References

MRDS	W014870
MAS	160590041
DEP	10071465
Reference	{Deposit:: 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 3}{Deposit:: Elk City Quad, IBMG Mines And Prospect Map Series, V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al.}{Production:: Cater, F. W., Pinkney, D. M., And Stotelmeyer, R. B., 1975, USGS Bulletin 1391-C}
Reporter	Duncan, Daniel G. (Miller, Pat), Western Field Operations Center (WFOC)