Mine detail: Blackstone Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

42.10913, -111.4466

Resource(M)

Primary:	Lead
Tertiary:	Gold, Silver, Molybdenum, Zinc
Ore:	Galena, Sphalerite, Wulfenite
Gangue:	Calcite, Dolomite, Siderite
Orebody form:	TABULAR

Production

Operation type:	Underground
Deposit type:	Replacement
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1896

Geology

Host rock:	Blacksmith Limestone;Ute Limestone
Host type:	Limestone
Structure:	Vertical Fissure Trending N 60 Deg W
Alteration processes:	Fe - Stains

References

MRDS	W026104
MAS	160070030
DEP	10077998
Reference	{Deposit:: Mansfield, G. R., 1927 , Geography, Geology, And Mineral Resources Of Part Of Southeastern Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 152 , P. 342 - 34}{Deposit:: 1927 Recon G. R. Mansfield, Prof. Paper 15}{Production:: Mansfield, G. R., 1927 : USGS Prof. Paper 152 , P. 343}
Reporter	Matthews, John Y.; Miller, Pat, Buckingham, David A.