The Blacktail Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Missoula county, Montana at an elevation of 4,531 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: 4,531 Feet (1,381 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 46.76639, -113.54361
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Blacktail Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blacktail Mine
Secondary: Linton Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Missoula
District: Garnet Range Area
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Linton Mines Co., Missola Mt.
Owner Name: Thomas J. Linton
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1947
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Garnet Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: A Few Miles North Of Montana Lineament
Type: L
Description: There Are Several Northeast Trending Faults In The Copper Cliff Area
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: GALENA CARRIES 1OZ AG FOR 1% PB, TRACE AU.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Workings): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON SIZE OF OPEN PIT AT THIS PROPERTY IN 1949 A 500-TON SINK-FLOAT PLANT. BULLDOZER PUSHED BROKEN ORE TO THE HILLSIDE ORE SHOOT, WHERE THE ORE ROLLED DOWN HILL TO THE MILL NEAR CR LEVEL.
Comment (Location): 6.5KM SE OF KAMAS MT.
Comment (Deposit): SMALL, IRREGULAR, BUT HIGH GRADE MASSES OF GALENA.
Comment (Deposit): THE HECLA MINING COMPANY OPERATED THE MINE IN 1947 AND 1948. CUMULATIVE PRODUCTION DATA QUOTES THE YEARS "1947 TO 1955", ALTHOUGH CHART SHOWS NO FIGURES FOR YEAR 1953. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 8, P. 11, 14-16, 31.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 39, P.28
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 14, P. 31.
Reference (Deposit): USGS MAP MR-15, 1962, P. 9.
Reference (Production): MBMG BULL 8, P. 31.
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.
