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Blackbird Group

Past Producer in Jefferson county in Montana, United States with commodities Manganese, Iron
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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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10019629
MRDS ID DC11001
Record type Site
Current site name Blackbird Group
Alternate or previous names Wickes-Corben, Wickes Manganese Property

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.16338, 46.36796 (WGS84)
Relative position 4.8KM NW OF WICKES

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jefferson(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Thompson(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Butte North(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)

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 Jefferson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 007N;007N 004W;005W 06,07,08;01,12 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR HEAD OF CLANCY CR. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1950)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary
Iron Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Ore
Pyrolusite Ore
Wad Ore
Calcite Gangue
Gypsum Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result 19% MN, 15% FE. BOG DEPOSITS 39.7% MN. UP TO 40% MO1STURE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Elkhorn Mountain Volcanics
    Rock description Elkhorn Mountain Volcanics
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.16338, 46.36796
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Boulder Batholith

Ore body information

  • Strike N64W-W
    Dip 35-70N

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1885

Mining district

District name Colorado (Corbin-Wickes) District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner E. R. Van Sickle
    Home office Fort Harrison, Mt.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 1043.94M

Comments on the workings information

  • 4 ADITS, 1 SHALLOW SHAFT, MANY CAVED. 1942 FBM EXPLORED AND REHABILATED THE WORKINGS AND ADDED 13 BULLDOZER CUTS TOTALING 2425 FT

Comments on development

  • CLAIMS ARE IN 5 GROUPS OF 25 PATENTED CLAIMS: D.E.D. PROSPER, MISSING LINK, S.P.D., MAGGIE D., HELENA, F.E.R. FRAC., ANNA, BLACK ROCK #3, GLENKEG #1, PINE RIDGE, ROSALIE, DOW, ROY, BLACK ROCK #1, EDWARDS, CHIEF JOSEPH, F.F.C., GLENKEG #2, DEWEY, TELL, HENRIETTA, COL FARISH, ALBERT, WALKER. MOST DEVELOPMENT WORK HAS BEEN DONE NEAR HEAD OF CLANCY CR IN SEC 7 & 12, T7N, RS 4 & 5. FIRST STARTED FOR MN.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 16, P. 53-4, 110.

  • Deposit

    USGS PP 428, P. 75.

  • Production

    MBMG BULL 16.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 3 ORE SHOOTS, AVERAGE 33 FT IN LENGTH AND DEPTH, AND 4 FT IN THICKNESS. SURFACE TRENCHES INDICATE 2 ADDITIONAL ORE SHOOTS. 3 BOG DEPOSITS WITH A TOTAL AREA OF 1/3 AR, AND THE THICKNESS AVERAGES 2.5 FT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUN-1981 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

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