The Black Diamond is a mine located in Park county, Montana at an elevation of 8,409 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: 8,409 Feet (2,563 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 45.2592, -110.27360
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Black Diamond MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Diamond
Secondary: War Eagle
Secondary: Lazy Day
Commodity
Tertiary: Nickel
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Montana
County: Park
District: Independence 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
Type: Other
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Charles Rasnick
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Montana
Info Year: 1977
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1878
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle 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: Pyrite
Unknown: Molybdenite
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): MOLYBDENITE CONTENT IS BELIEVED TO INCREASE WITH DEPTH.
References
Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE FILE NUMBER 34-15 USBM EXAM REPT, MINE MAPS,A-80
Reference (Deposit): MINERAL RESOURCE POT STILLWATER COMPLEX USGS CIRCULAR 684
Reference (Deposit): MINES & MINERAL DEPOSITS PARK CO.MONT GLENN REED USBM IC-75
Reference (Deposit): MINE MAP A-80, 1960
Reference (Deposit): PARK 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.
