Montana · Granite County
Plant

Black Pine Mine

Granite County, Montana, United States
GoldSilverCopperLeadZincAntimony
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryCopper, Lead, Zinc
TertiaryAntimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePolymetallic veins
Model85: Polymetallic veins
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Huebnerite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite, Gold, Malachite, Pyromorphite, Scheelite, Silver, Tennantite
Other materialsArgentite, Chalcopyrite, Limonite, Pyrargyrite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Shale · "MISSOULA GROUP", "SPOKANE FORMATION "
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
First production1882
Discovery year1882
Identification
Deposit ID10245537
MRDS IDD009540
Alternate namesBlack Pine Mine and Plant
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates46.44769, -113.36652
References
COLE, J. W., 1955 COMBINATION MINE: DMEA DEFENSE CONTRACT,81-82.-E209, 20 P.DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1974-75, MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN, NO. 95, P. 8.EMMONS, W. H., AND CALKINS, F. C., 1913, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PHILIPSBERG QUADRANGLE, MT: USGS PP 78,P252-255.ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1975, E/MJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS:ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, MINING IFORMATIONALSYSTEMS, MCGRAW-HILL, P. 155.ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1976, TRACKLESS MINING ON A SMALL SCALE: E/MJ, SEPT. 1976, P. 98.KROHN, D. H., AND WEIST, M. M., 1977, PRINCIPAL INFORMATION ON MONTANA MINES;: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPECIAL PUBLICATION 75, P. 57.WALKER, D.D., 1960, TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF MONT: DEPOSITS OF THE PHILIPSBERG BATHOLITH, GRANITE AND DEER LODGE COUNTIES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES.WORLD MINING, SEPT. 1982, P. 67.MINING CONGRESS JOURNAL, MARCH 1980, P. 12.E/MJ, 45 TOP U.S. SILVER MINES, JUNE, 1982, P. 15.MCLAUGHLIN, DAN, OPERATION OF AN OPTICAL ORE-SORTING SYSTEM, MINING CONGRESS JOURNAL, P. 26.MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 129, 1991,"BLACK PINE MINE, GRANITE COUNTY, MONTANA", SENT TO MMAS BY THE TROY UNIT MANAGER ON 12/96.WALKER, D.D., 1960, TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF MONTANA: DEPOSITS OF THE PHILIPSBURG BATHOLITH: USBM REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 5612, P. 2, 6, 8-13.VOLIN, M.E., ROBY, R.N., AND COLE, J.W., 1952, INVESTIGATION OF THE COMBINATION SILVER-TUNGSTEN MINE: USBM REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 4914.PRINZ, W.C., 1967, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PHILIPSBURG DISTRICT GRANITE COUNTY, MONTANA; U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1237, 66 P.?