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Ima Mine, Blue Wing Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USAi
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Ima Mine, Blue Wing Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
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Ima Mine, Blue Wing Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
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HΓΌbnerite

Ima Mine, Blue Wing Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
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Azurite, etc.

Ima Mine, Blue Wing Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
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Pyrargyrite

Ima Mine, Blue Wing Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
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HΓΌbnerite

Ima Mine, Blue Wing Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
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Azurite, etc.

Ima Mine, Blue Wing Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
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Pyrargyrite

Ima Mine, Blue Wing Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 32' 0'' North , 113° 41' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
44.53361,-113.69167
GeoHash:
G#: 9rzjkgh70
GRN:
N30W59
Type:
Mine
Deposit first discovered:
1881 (approx.)
KΓΆppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Leadore102 (2017)31.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
28536
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:28536:7
GUID (UUID V4):
8d651abf-4937-4f5a-9b67-5d368063eb0b
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Patterson Creek Mine


A tungsten mine on Patterson Creek above the town of Patterson.

The ore occurs as a zoned porphyry, with all the production of the mine coming from the outer zones.

The deposit was discovered around 1881, but was not developed much until 1900. The early work was done mainly for silver values associated with tetrahedrite.

By 1911 a mill had been installed and tungsten concentrates made from the abundant hΓΌbnerite in the veins started being produced.

It operated sporadically until 1937 when upgrades to the equipment allowed it to become the second-largest tungsten mine in the US for the year 1938.

From then on, the mine produced nearly continuously until 1957. Later attempts were made at reopening the mine for years after, but little came of them.

The mine throughout its history produced around 750,000 tons of ore.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


47 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
β“˜ Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
β“˜ Atacamite
Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl
β“˜ Aurichalcite
Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
β“˜ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜ Bayldonite
Formula: PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2
β“˜ Beudantite
Formula: PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
β“˜ 'Bindheimite'
Formula: Pb2Sb2O6O
β“˜ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
β“˜ Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
β“˜ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
β“˜ Chalcophyllite
Formula: Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ Chlorargyrite
Formula: AgCl
β“˜ Covellite
Formula: CuS
β“˜ Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
β“˜ Erythrite
Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
β“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Gratonite
Formula: Pb9As4S15
β“˜ HΓΌbnerite
Formula: MnWO4
β“˜ Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜ Langite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
β“˜ 'Limonite'
β“˜ Linarite
Formula: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Mimetite
Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
β“˜ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
β“˜ Molybdite
Formula: MoO3
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ 'Psilomelane'
β“˜ Pyrargyrite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Pyromorphite
Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
β“˜ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
β“˜ Segnitite
Formula: PbFe3+3AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6
β“˜ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
β“˜ Silver
Formula: Ag
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ Stolzite
Formula: Pb(WO4)
β“˜ Sulphur
Formula: S8
β“˜ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
β“˜ Tungstite
Formula: WO3 · H2O
β“˜ Vanadinite
Formula: Pb5(VO4)3Cl
β“˜ Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Silver1.AA.05Ag
β“˜Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
β“˜Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
β“˜Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
β“˜Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Pyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
β“˜'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
β“˜Gratonite2.JB.55Pb9As4S15
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Chlorargyrite3.AA.15AgCl
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
β“˜Atacamite3.DA.10aCu2(OH)3Cl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜HΓΌbnerite4.DB.30MnWO4
β“˜'Bindheimite'4.DH.20Pb2Sb2O6O
β“˜Molybdite4.E0.10MoO3
β“˜Tungstite4.FJ.10WO3 Β· H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Rhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
β“˜Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
β“˜Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜Aurichalcite5.BA.15(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
β“˜Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
β“˜Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜Linarite7.BC.65PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
β“˜Langite7.DD.10Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 Β· 2H2O
β“˜Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
β“˜Stolzite7.GA.05Pb(WO4)
β“˜Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Bayldonite8.BH.45PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2
β“˜Beudantite8.BL.05PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
β“˜Segnitite8.BL.10PbFe3+3AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6
β“˜Pyromorphite8.BN.05Pb5(PO4)3Cl
β“˜Mimetite8.BN.05Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
β“˜Vanadinite8.BN.05Pb5(VO4)3Cl
β“˜Erythrite8.CE.40Co3(AsO4)2 Β· 8H2O
β“˜Chalcophyllite8.DF.30Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 Β· 36H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
β“˜'Psilomelane'-
β“˜'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Hβ“˜ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hβ“˜ BayldonitePbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2
Hβ“˜ BeudantitePbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Hβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Hβ“˜ ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Hβ“˜ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Hβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Hβ“˜ LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ SegnititePbFe33+AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6
Hβ“˜ TungstiteWO3 · H2O
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cβ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Cβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Oβ“˜ AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Oβ“˜ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Oβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oβ“˜ BayldonitePbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2
Oβ“˜ BeudantitePbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Oβ“˜ BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
Oβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Oβ“˜ ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Oβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Oβ“˜ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Oβ“˜ HΓΌbneriteMnWO4
Oβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oβ“˜ LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Oβ“˜ MolybditeMoO3
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Oβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oβ“˜ SegnititePbFe33+AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6
Oβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Oβ“˜ StolzitePb(WO4)
Oβ“˜ TungstiteWO3 · H2O
Oβ“˜ VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
Oβ“˜ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Alβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ AcanthiteAg2S
Sβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Sβ“˜ BeudantitePbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Sβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Sβ“˜ ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Sβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ GratonitePb9As4S15
Sβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sβ“˜ LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Sβ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Sβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sβ“˜ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ SulphurS8
Sβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Clβ“˜ ChlorargyriteAgCl
Clβ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Clβ“˜ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Clβ“˜ VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Kβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Caβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
VVanadium
Vβ“˜ VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ HΓΌbneriteMnWO4
Mnβ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
FeIron
Feβ“˜ BeudantitePbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Feβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ SegnititePbFe33+AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6
Feβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
CoCobalt
Coβ“˜ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Cuβ“˜ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cuβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ BayldonitePbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuβ“˜ ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Cuβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Cuβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Cuβ“˜ LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Cuβ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ BayldonitePbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2
Asβ“˜ BeudantitePbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Asβ“˜ ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Asβ“˜ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Asβ“˜ GratonitePb9As4S15
Asβ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Asβ“˜ SegnititePbFe33+AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6
MoMolybdenum
Moβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
Moβ“˜ MolybditeMoO3
Moβ“˜ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ AcanthiteAg2S
Agβ“˜ ChlorargyriteAgCl
Agβ“˜ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Agβ“˜ SilverAg
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
Sbβ“˜ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sbβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
WTungsten
Wβ“˜ HΓΌbneriteMnWO4
Wβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Wβ“˜ StolzitePb(WO4)
Wβ“˜ TungstiteWO3 · H2O
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Pbβ“˜ BayldonitePbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2
Pbβ“˜ BeudantitePbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Pbβ“˜ BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
Pbβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbβ“˜ GratonitePb9As4S15
Pbβ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Pbβ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Pbβ“˜ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Pbβ“˜ SegnititePbFe33+AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6
Pbβ“˜ StolzitePb(WO4)
Pbβ“˜ VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
Pbβ“˜ WulfenitePb(MoO4)

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References

Rocks & Minerals (1947): 22: 317.
Victoria E. Mitchell (1999) History of the Ima Mine, Lemhi County, Idaho. Staff Report 99-2. Idaho Geological Survey
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