Black Diamond

Prospect in Park county in Montana, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Iron, Molybdenum, Nickel
Sections on this page
  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. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10173214
MAS/MILS ID 0300670038
Record type Site
Current site name Black Diamond
Alternate or previous names War Eagle, Lazy Day

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -110.2744, 45.25912 (WGS84)
Elevation 2563
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Park(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

The Needles(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Gardiner(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bozeman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Yellowstone(hydrologic unit)

Upper Yellowstone(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Yellowstone(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Custer Gallatin National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Park

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 007 S 012 E 03 Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Molybdenum Tertiary
Nickel Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Molybdenite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -110.2744, 45.25912

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N65E
    Dip 65N
    Thickness 73M
    Length 122M
    Width 28M
    Area 1.5HA
    Depth to top 3M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Secondary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N65E:65N
    Minimum Depth to Top 1
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 3
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1
    Total Surface Area (HA) 1.5
    Date of Last Modification 830316

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1878

Mining district

District name Independence District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Other

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Charles Rasnick
    Interest 100
    Home office Montana
    Year 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PARK COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS

  • Deposit

    MINES & MINERAL DEPOSITS PARK CO.MONT GLENN REED USBM IC-75

  • Deposit

    MINERAL RESOURCE POT STILLWATER COMPLEX USGS CIRCULAR 684

  • Deposit

    SPOKANE FILE NUMBER 34-15 USBM EXAM REPT, MINE MAPS,A-80

  • Deposit

    MINE MAP A-80, 1960

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MOLYBDENITE CONTENT IS BELIEVED TO INCREASE WITH DEPTH.

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

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.