The Blackbird Group is a manganese mine located in Jefferson county, Montana.
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Mine Info
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Blackbird Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blackbird Group
Secondary: Wickes-Corben
Secondary: Wickes Manganese Property
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Secondary: Iron
Location
State: Montana
County: Jefferson
District: Colorado (Corbin-Wickes) 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
Owner Name: E. R. Van Sickle
Home Office: Fort Harrison, Mt.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1885
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
Not available
Rocks
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 19% MN, 15% FE. BOG DEPOSITS 39.7% MN. UP TO 40% MO1STURE
Materials
Ore: Psilomelane
Ore: Wad
Ore: Pyrolusite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Gypsum
Comments
Comment (Location): NEAR HEAD OF CLANCY CR. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1950)
Comment (Development): CLAIMS ARE IN 5 GROUPS OF 25 PATENTED CLAIMS: D.E.D. PROSPER, MISSING LINK, S.P.D., MAGGIE D., HELENA, F.E.R. FRAC., ANNA, BLACK ROCK #3, GLENKEG #1, PINE RIDGE, ROSALIE, DOW, ROY, BLACK ROCK #1, EDWARDS, CHIEF JOSEPH, F.F.C., GLENKEG #2, DEWEY, TELL, HENRIETTA, COL FARISH, ALBERT, WALKER. MOST DEVELOPMENT WORK HAS BEEN DONE NEAR HEAD OF CLANCY CR IN SEC 7 & 12, T7N, RS 4 & 5. FIRST STARTED FOR MN.
Comment (Deposit): 3 ORE SHOOTS, AVERAGE 33 FT IN LENGTH AND DEPTH, AND 4 FT IN THICKNESS. SURFACE TRENCHES INDICATE 2 ADDITIONAL ORE SHOOTS. 3 BOG DEPOSITS WITH A TOTAL AREA OF 1/3 AR, AND THE THICKNESS AVERAGES 2.5 FT.
Comment (Workings): 4 ADITS, 1 SHALLOW SHAFT, MANY CAVED. 1942 FBM EXPLORED AND REHABILATED THE WORKINGS AND ADDED 13 BULLDOZER CUTS TOTALING 2425 FT
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 16, P. 53-4, 110.
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 428, P. 75.
Reference (Production): MBMG BULL 16.
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.
