The Blackshirt Prospect is a silver mine located in Deer Lodge county, Montana at an elevation of 7,211 feet.
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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: 7,211 Feet (2,198 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 46.15167, -113.23194
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Blackshirt Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blackshirt Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: Montana
County: Deer Lodge
District: Silver Lake 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: J. J. Meloy
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Anaconda Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Philipsburg Batholith
Type: L
Description: Mine On East Limb Of Syncline, Host Rock Strikes N 40 E Dips 40 W Intrusive Granite Nearby. Cable Stock
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Shear Zone
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Devonian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.65% WO3
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Location): NEAR OLD SHAFT ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)
Comment (Deposit): A FRACTURE ZONE CONTAINING 5-6 FT OF SHEELITE MINERALIZATION. THE ZONE IS CUT OFF BY AN E-W FAULT IN THE SHAFT. SHALLOW BULDOZING NE OF SHAFT FAILED TO FIND ORE.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF FIVE BULLDOZER CUTS AND PARTLY CAVED SHAFT 5 M DEEP SHAFT FROM PREVIOUS AG WORKINGS
Comment (Geology): SCHEELITE FOUND SW OF SHAFT, E-W FAULT IN SHAFT
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 78 PL 1.
Reference (Deposit): USBM REP INVES 5612, P. 2, 27, 29, 32-33.
Reference (Deposit): 1906 GEOLMAP EMMONS AND CALKINS
Reference (Deposit): 1958 GEOLMAP USBM WALKER
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.
