Montana · Lewis and Clark County
Past Producer
Blue Jay Mine
Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States
Lead
Copper
Silver
Iron
Antimony
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Description
Richard Punch And Son
Commodities
Primary
Lead, Copper, Silver
Secondary
Iron
Tertiary
Antimony
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Contact Metasomatic
Deposit size
S
Orebody form
LARGE, IRREGULAR CHAMBERS OR PIPES
Ore control
Near Contact Of Intrusive Andesite And Near Body Of Quartz Monzonite
Materials
Ore minerals
Chalcocite, Chrysocolla, Hematite, Limonite, Malachite, Tetrahedrite
Gangue
Calcite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rock
Limestone · Belt Series
Associated rock
Quartz Monzonite,Andesite · Butte Quartz Monzonite (Boulder Batholith);Elkhorn Mountain Volcanics
Structure
Boulder Batholith
Alteration
Oxidized
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
Discovery year
1900
Identification
Deposit ID
10015887
MRDS ID
DB02164
Alternate names
Red Bird Mine
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
46.68184, -112.24395
References
USGS BULL 842, P. 60-1.MBMG IC 13, P. 28.USGS BULL 842, P. 60.