The Blizzard is a copper, silver, zinc, lead, and gold mine located in Jefferson county, Montana at an elevation of 6,401 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: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold
Lat, Long: 46.3608, -112.14060
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Blizzard MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blizzard
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Jefferson
District: Colorado
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: Clarence Renouard
Percent: 99.00
Home Office: Montana
Info Year: 1978
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
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: Rhodochrosite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrolusite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): MATRIX GRADE FROM USGS PROF. PAPER 428, P. 75. MATRIX GRADES ARE ASSAYS EXCEPT ZN. ZN GRADE EST. BY EVALUATOR. RES. QUANT. ARE ESTIMATES BY EVALUATOR
Comment (Location): DEPOSIT ALSO IN SEC 18
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BUL. 16 P. 49
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF PAPER 428, 1963, P.75 & PLATE #11
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.
