The Blue Bird is a gold, silver, and copper mine located in Granite county, Montana at an elevation of 7,280 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: 7,280 Feet (2,219 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 46.41889, -113.08389
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Blue Bird MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blue Bird
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Princeton (South Boulder Creek) 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: Unknown
Ownership
Owner Name: Walkup, Ben
Home Office: Philipsburg, Mt. 59858
Owner Name: David M. Harris
Home Office: Box 296, Philipsburg, Mt. 59858
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
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: Flint Creek Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Philipsburg Batholith
Type: L
Description: Royal Stock
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Copper
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): VEIN CUT BY FAULT STRIKING N 10 W, DIPPING 65 E; HORIZONTAL SHAFT 50 FT N.
Comment (Location): MBMG BULL 115 HAS MINE IN SEC. 26. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)
Comment (Workings): 2ND CROSSCUT DRIVEN ON FAULT.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 78, P. 248.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 115, P. 5
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.
