The Black Traveler and Burlong Mines is a silver and copper mine located in Mineral county, Montana at an elevation of 4,081 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 4,081 Feet (1,244 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 47.43639, -115.43972
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Black Traveler and Burlong Mines MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Traveler and Burlong Mines
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Montana
County: Mineral
District: St Regis-Saltese District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Buloring Mining Co
Owner Name: Charles P Buls
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Coeur D'Alene Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: North Branch Of The Osburn Fault, The Major Structural Feature Of The Region, Is Directly To The N And Trends Nw As Do Most Structural Features Within The Region.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Comments
Comment (Location): MINE ACCESSABLE BY AN UNIMPROVED DIRT ROAD, CLOSE TO TIMBER CREEK
Comment (Development): MINES WERE BEING DEVELOPED IN 1971. WERE INACTIVE IN 1972.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF AT LEAST ONE PORTAL OR ADIT
Comment (Geology): NEAR THE OSBURN FAULT ZONE IN MONTANA GALENA IS THE MOST COMMON ORE AND SPHALERITE IS ABUNDANT ON SOME PROPERTIES. ALL THE VEINS ARE FISSURE TYPE, FILLING CAVITIES ALONG FRACTURES IN PART AND REPLACING THE WALL ROCK IN PART. IN GENERAL, THE ORE SHOOTS ARE SHORTER IN STRIKE LENGTH THAN IN DIP LENGTH.
References
Reference (Deposit): WALLACE, R. E. AND HOSTERMAN, J. W., 1956 , RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGY OF WESTERN MINERAL COUNTY MONTANA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL 1027-M, P. 603 , PL. 48 .
Reference (Deposit): LAWSON, D. C., 1972 , DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1971 : MONTANA BUR MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL 86 , P. 14 .
Reference (Deposit): LAWSON, D. C., 1973 , DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1972 : MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 88 , P. 17 .
Principal Gold Districts of Montana
In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.
