The Blue-Eyed Nellie District is a lead and silver mine located in Deer Lodge county, Montana.
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Mine Info
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Blue-Eyed Nellie District MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blue-Eyed Nellie District
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silica
Secondary: Limestone, General
Tertiary: Dolomite
Location
State: Montana
County: Deer Lodge
District: Blue Eyed Nellie District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
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Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1880
Discovery Year: 1880
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Flint Creek Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Quartz
Ore: Limestone
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Development): VIRTUALLY ALL PRODUCTION OF ORE CAME FROM THE BLUE-EYED NELLIE MINE. 1894 BROWN'S QUARRY WAS FILED. BLUE EYED NELLIE CREEK QUARRY;
Comment (Production): LST FIGURE CAN BE TAKEN AS A REASONABLE APPROXIMATION OF ANNUAL PRODUCTION AROUND 1970'S.
Comment (Location): LAT LONG CENTRAL FOR DISTRICT ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)
References
Reference (Production): MBMG BULL 84, P. 14, 51.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 44, P. 20-22, 25.
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 78, P. 243.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 84, P. 14, 51, 53.
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