The Blue Dick Mine is a mine located in Judith Basin county, Montana at an elevation of 7,260 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: 7,260 Feet (2,213 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 46.9386, -110.49560
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Blue Dick Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blue Dick Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Montana
County: Judith Basin
District: Yogo
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
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Huberta Skelton
Percent: 16.00
Home Office: Montana
Info Year: 1977
Owner Name: Samson, Aaron
Percent: 16.00
Home Office: Montana
Info Year: 1977
Owner Name: Walter H Jensen
Percent: 66.00
Home Office: Montana
Info Year: 1977
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1893
Discovery Year: 1878
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Molybdenite
Unknown: Scheelite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): MINES & MINERALS,JUDITH BASIN CO ROBERTSON & ROBY USBM
Reference (Deposit): GEO OF LITTLE BELT MTNS,MONT." WEED USGS 20TH ANNUAL REPT
Reference (Deposit): PRELIM REPT. ON FE ORE ADJACENT YOGO PREAK" GOODSPEED USGS
Reference (Deposit): IRON DEPOSITS IN MONT. VC DEMUNCKMBMG IC-13 1956
Reference (Deposit): JUDITH BASIN COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS
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.
