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Blue Dick Mine

Past Producer in Judith Basin county in Montana, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Iron, Molybdenum, Silver, Tungsten
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10172757
MAS/MILS ID 0300450007
Record type Site
Current site name Blue Dick Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -110.49643, 46.93851 (WGS84)
Elevation 2213
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Judith Basin(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bandbox Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

White Sulphur Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

White Sulphur Springs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Judith(hydrologic unit)

Fort Peck Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri-Musselshell(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Judith Basin

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 014 N 010 E 30 S2SESE Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Molybdenum Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Molybdenite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Scheelite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -110.49643, 46.93851
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 1.5HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONATE SILIC
    Total Surface Area (HA) 1.5
    Date of Last Modification 830316

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1878
Year of first production 1893

Mining district

District name Yogo

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Walter H Jensen
    Interest 66
    Home office Montana
    Year 1977
  • Type Owner
    Owner Samson, Aaron
    Interest 16
    Home office Montana
    Year 1977
  • Type Owner
    Owner Huberta Skelton
    Interest 16
    Home office Montana
    Year 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JUDITH BASIN COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS

  • Deposit

    IRON DEPOSITS IN MONT. VC DEMUNCKMBMG IC-13 1956

  • Deposit

    PRELIM REPT. ON FE ORE ADJACENT YOGO PREAK" GOODSPEED USGS

  • Deposit

    GEO OF LITTLE BELT MTNS,MONT." WEED USGS 20TH ANNUAL REPT

  • Deposit

    MINES & MINERALS,JUDITH BASIN CO ROBERTSON & ROBY USBM

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Montana Bureau Of Mines And Geology Wmj U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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