Description
Harry Gassert And Jacob Reding
Commodities
PrimarySilver
TertiaryManganese, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Rhodochrosite, Silver, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockGranite
Associated rockGranite
StructureBoulder Batholith
Tectonic settingBoulder Batholith
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1885
Discovery year1881
Identification
Deposit ID10089287
MRDS IDW015577
Alternate namesBluebird Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.01296, -112.59089
References
WEED, W. H., EMMONS, S. F., AND TOWER, G. W., 1897, BUTTE SPECIAL FOLIO (MONTANA): U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOL. ATLAS, FOLIO 38SWALLOW, G. C., AND TREVARTHEN, J. B., 1890, REPORTS OF THE INSPECTOR OF MINES AND DEPUTY INSPECTOR OF MINES FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDING NOV. 30, 1889: JOUR. PUB. CO., HELENA, MONTANAANONYMOUS, NO DATE, REPORT ON BLUE BIRD MINE: ON FILE AT MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BUTTE.CONROW, J. M., NO DATE, BLUEBIRD MINE: ON FILE AT MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BUTTEANONYMOUS, NO DATE, BLUE BIRD MINE