| Deposit ID | 10015887 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DB02164 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Blue Jay Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Red Bird Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.24395, 46.68184 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
| Relative position | 3 MILES NORTH OF AUSTIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lewis and Clark(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Austin(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Elliston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Missouri(hydrologic unit)
Upper Missouri(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri-Marias(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Lewis and Clark |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 011N | 005W | 28 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Iron | Secondary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Hematite | Ore |
| Limonite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Butte Quartz Monzonite (Boulder Batholith);Elkhorn Mountain Volcanics | ||||||
| Rock description | Butte Quartz Monzonite (Boulder Batholith);Elkhorn Mountain Volcanics | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Belt Series |
| Rock description | Belt Series |
| (1) | Pilgrim through Flathead Formation: Pilgrim, Park, Meagher, Wolsey, and Flathead Formations |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Boulder Batholith |
| General form | LARGE, IRREGULAR CHAMBERS OR PIPES |
|---|---|
| Dip | 30-50W |
| Length | 201.17M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 60.96M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| Discoverer | Richard Punch And Son |
| District name | Austin District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Swan Brothers |
| First year | 1933 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DB02164 |
USGS BULL 842, P. 60-1.
MBMG IC 13, P. 28.
USGS BULL 842, P. 60.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE BODY PITCHES TO THE SOUTH. RESEMBLES COPPER PITCH ORE. MOST ORE FOUND AT DEPTHS OF 100-200 FT. IN PIPES |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1980 | Elliott, James E. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1981 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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