The Black Magic Mine is a manganese mine located in Madison county, Montana.
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Mine Info
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Black Magic Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Magic Mine
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Ruby Range
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Shields, G.A., And Craddock, E.L.
Years: 1952 -
Owner Name: Mcdonald, A.A, Ettien, J.C, And Hanifen, P.D.
Years: 1952 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: POD, NODULE
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Marble
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoarchean
Name: Marble
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoarchean
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE PILE SAMPLE ASSAYED 15.2% MN
Materials
Ore: Psilomelane
Ore: Wad
Comments
Comment (Development): 3 UNPAT LODE CLAIMS- BLACK MAGIC, BLACK BONANZA, AND BLACK MARIA. WORKINGS ARE ON BLACK MAGIC CL. DMEA MAPPED PROPERTY IN 1952.
Comment (Workings): 43 FT ADIT, SEVERAL PITS
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SMALL NODULES, PODS OF MN OXIDES
Comment (Deposit): PODS OF MN OCCUR WITHIN SHEAR ZONES AND BETWEEN BOULDERS IN FANGLOMERATE.
References
Reference (Deposit): DMEA FILE 2691
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 11-19-1962
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.
