Black Bull Mine

The Black Bull Mine is a gold, silver, and copper mine located in Fergus county, Montana at an elevation of 5,650 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

Name: Black Bull Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Fergus

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

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.