The Black Bull Mine is a gold, silver, and copper mine located in Fergus county, Montana at an elevation of 5,650 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: 5,650 Feet (1,722 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 47.16056, -109.23417
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Black Bull Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Bull Mine
Secondary: Globe Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Montana
County: Fergus
District: Warm Springs District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: G. S. Abbott, Giltedge Route, Lewistown, Mt 59457
Production
Year: 1942
Time Period: 1936 - 1942
Material type: AG
Description: Cp_Grade: ^About 12 Oz/St
Year: 1942
Time Period: 1936 - 1942
Material type: AU
Description: Cp_Grade: ^About 0.4 Oz/St
Year: 1942
Time Period: 1936 - 1942
Material type: CU
Description: Cp_Grade: ^About 4 %
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1885
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: Missouri Plateau, Unglaciated
Physiographic Detail: Judith Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: PIPE OR CHIMNEY
Structure
Type: R
Description: Judith Mts. - Domal Structures Intruded By Lacoliths Of Cret.-Tert. Age
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Syenite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Syenite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Syenite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Syenite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1880'S
Comment (Development): PROPERTY ORIGINALLY PATENTED AS THE GLOBE
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS INCLUDED SEVERAL SHAFTS, ADITS, AND SOME OPEN CUTS. MINE STATUS AS OF 1974 - PRODUCING & DEVELOPING.
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION FROM 69 ST ORE. PRIOR TO 1936 PRODUCTION FIGURES UNAVAILABLE. IN 1948 100 ST ORE SHIPPED FROM PROPERTY.
References
Reference (Deposit): ROBERTSON, A. F., 1950, MINES & MINERAL DEPOSITS - FERGUS COUNTY, U.S. BUREAU MINES INF. CIRC. 7544.
Reference (Deposit): LAWSON, D. C., 1974, DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1974, MT BUREAU MINES & GEOLOGY BULL. 95.
Reference (Production): ROBERTSON, 1960, U.S.B.M. INF. CIRC. 7544
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.
