Montana · Jefferson County
Past Producer
Blizzard Mine
Jefferson County, Montana, United States
Lead
Silver
Gold
Copper
Zinc
Arsenic
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Commodities
Primary
Lead, Silver, Gold
Secondary
Copper, Zinc
Tertiary
Arsenic
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit size
S
Workings
Underground
Ore control
Shear Zone, Joints
Materials
Ore minerals
Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite
Gangue
Calcite, Pyrite, Pyrolusite, Quartz, Rhodochrosite, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rock
Andesite
Associated rock
Andesite · Elkhorn Mountain Volcanics
Structure
Boulder Batholith, Fault Plane Dips 45-85n And Offsets Ore Vein
Alteration
Pyritized
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
First production
1888
Identification
Deposit ID
10101936
MRDS ID
DB02161
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
46.36018, -112.14199
References
MBMG BULL 16, P. 49, 108.USGS BULL 527, P. 111USGS BULL 842, P. 242.USGS BULL 428, P 75MBMG BULL 16, P. 49.