Blue Cloud District

The Blue Cloud District is a lead and silver mine located in Lewis and Clark county, Montana.

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

Name: Blue Cloud District

State:  Montana

County:  Lewis and Clark

Elevation:

Commodity: Lead, Silver

Lat, Long: 46.6139, -112.16530

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Satelite image of the Blue Cloud District

Blue Cloud District MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Blue Cloud District


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Bismuth
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Tin
Tertiary: Tungsten


Location

State: Montana
County: Lewis and Clark
District: BLUE CLOUD DISTRICT


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: District
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: VEIN, TACTITE, DISSEMINATED
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:


Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

Type: R
Description: BOULDER BATHOLITH


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 842, P. 211.

Reference (Deposit): US BUREAU OF MINES RI 6334, P. 25-6.

Reference (Deposit): USGS MINERAL RESOURCES; USBM MINERAL YEARBOOK.


Principal Gold Districts of Montana

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.