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A preliminary report of geochemical investigations in the Blackbird District

January 1, 1953

This paper reviews an experimental geochemical prospecting survey in the Blackbird cobalt-copper mining district. The district is in east-central Idaho, about 20 miles west-southwest of Salmon. The area is one of deeply weathered nearly flat-topped upland surfaces cut by steep-walled valleys which are tributary to the canyon of Panther Creek. Most of the area has a relatively heavy vegetative cover, and outcrops are scarce except on the sides of the steeper valleys* Because of the importance of the surficial deposits and soils and the physiographic history of the region on the interpretation of the geochemical data, a separate chapter on this subject by Gerald H. Richmond follows the following brief description of the geology of the district.

Publication Year 1953
Title A preliminary report of geochemical investigations in the Blackbird District
DOI 10.3133/ofr5331
Authors F. C. Canney, H. E. Hawkes, G.M. Richmond, J. S. Vhay
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Open-File Report
Series Number 53-31
Index ID ofr5331
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse