The Blue Wing District is a silver and lead mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana.
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Mine Info
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Blue Wing District MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blue Wing District
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: BLUE WING DISTRICT
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: VEIN, REPLACEMENT, CONTACT METASOMATISM
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1864
Discovery Year: 1864
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: BOULDER BATHOLITH
Type: L
Structure: FAULTING
Description: LOW ANGLE FAULTS
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: MARBLEIZATION
Alteration Text: MARBLEIZATION
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 85, 1972, P. 94-104.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 6, 1931, P. 32-39.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 574, 1914, P. 69-72.
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.
