The Black-Eyed May Mine is a silver, gold, and lead mine located in Powell county, Montana at an elevation of 6,690 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,690 Feet (2,039 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold, Lead
Lat, Long: 46.38667, -112.57222
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Black-Eyed May Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black-Eyed May Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Cadmium
Location
State: Montana
County: Powell
District: Emery (Zosell) 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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Boulder Batholith
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Hydrothermal
Rocks
Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: $43/TON IN AU AG & PB.
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): NEAR HEAD OF ROCKER GULCH. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1959)
Comment (Deposit): THE VEIN IS A VERTICAL E-W TYPE. N-DIPPING FRACTURE ZONE ABOUT 3 FT IN WIDTH, WITH ABOUT 1 FT OF IRON-STAINED QUARTZ ON THE FOOTWALL SIDE AND A NUMBER OF SMALL QUARTZ STRINGERS ON THE INDISTINCT HANGING WALL.
Comment (Workings): VERTICAL SHAFT, TRENCHES, TEST PITS
Comment (Geology): NORMAL FAULTS
Comment (Deposit): 5-10 ACRES DISTURED ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION OF BERTHA MAY MINE IS INCLUDED WITH BLACKEYED MAY.
References
Reference (Production): MBMG BULL 98, P. 56
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 98, P. 18, 56.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 34, P. 3, 4, 9, 22, 26
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 842, P. 282.
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.
