Montana · Silver Bow County
Past Producer

Birdie Mine

Silver Bow County, Montana, United States
SilverTungstenCopperAntimony
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Tungsten
SecondaryCopper
TertiaryAntimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnknown
Orebody formTABULAR-LENSELIKE
Ore controlHubnernite Found Mainly On Main Level And 14 Ft Below Adit Level At Intersection Of 2 Veins
Materials
Ore mineralsHuebnerite, Tetrahedrite
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite,Granite · Butte Quartz Monzonite (Boulder Batholith)
StructureN-Trending Continental Fault Is West Of Mine
Tectonic settingE-Trending Shear Zone
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10042414
MRDS IDM060190
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates46.01379, -112.35921
References
SMEDES, H.W., KLEPPER, M.R., PINCKNEY, D.M., BECRAFT, G.E., RUPPEL, E.T., 1962, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ELK PARK QUADRANGLE, JEFFERSON AND SILVER BOW COUNTIES, MONTANA: USGS MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-246USBM REP INVES 6334, P. 6, 55, 56.USGS PP 74, 262 P.DMEA RECORDSDMEA FILES