The Birdseye Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Flathead county, Montana at an elevation of 1,194 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: 1,194 Feet (364 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 47.92583, -114.56611
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Birdseye Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Birdseye Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Flathead
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Salish Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: SHEAR ZONE, VEINS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 15 FT ZONE OF SILICIFIED CELLULAR LATITE, LOCALLY BRECCIATED AND CONTAINING ALUNITE AND SULFIDES
Comment (Location): CLOSE TO CENTER OF SECTION
References
Reference (Deposit): MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES BUL. 36, 1963, P. 55
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.
