The Bismark Mine is a copper, molybdenum, lead, zinc, and gold mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 7,598 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: 7,598 Feet (2,316 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Molybdenum, Lead, Zinc, Gold
Lat, Long: 45.6125, -112.04611
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Bismark Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bismark Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Madison
District: So. Boulder District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Lambert, Robert
Home Office: Sheridan
Years: 1959 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Tobacco Root Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: SMALL, NARROW SHOOTS
Structure
Type: R
Description: Tobacco Root Batholith
Type: L
Description: Fault Zones Trend N35e, 90, And N75w, 70s. Bismark Fault Trends N45 To 50w, With High Angle Dip
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoarchean
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Chrysocolla
Gangue: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Production): ACTIVE IN 1958
Comment (Location): SW 1/4, SW 1/4, SECTION 36.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN IS DISPLACED 10 FT. BY N 30W, 60 E TRENDING FAULT. VEINS ARE NUMEROUS, BUT DISCONTINUOUS
References
Reference (Deposit): TANSLEY, W., SCHAFER, P.A., AND HART, L.H., 1933, A GEOLOGICAL RECONNAISSANCE-TOBACCO ROOT MTNS., MADISON CO., MT: MT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., MEM. 9, P. 31
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 574, P. 171-172.
Reference (Deposit): REID, R.R., 1957, BEDROCK GEOLOGY-NORTH END OF TOBACCO RT. MTNS., MADISON CO., MT: MT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., MEMOIR 36, P. 20
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 03-10-1961
Reference (Deposit): 1914 RECON WINCHELL, A.N., U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 57
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.
