Barker

The Barker is a lead, zinc, and silver mine located in Judith Basin 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

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Site Name

Primary: Barker

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver

Location

State: Montana
County: Judith Basin

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: 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

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Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Marmatite
Ore: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Production): 1929 AVERAGE ASSAY - PB = 6.21%; ZN = 5.01%; AG = 0.09 OZ/TON

Comment (Deposit): LAT. AND LONG. ARE GENERAL FOR AREA

Comment (Location): Political location in record is Judith Basin county. However, lat/long plot in Park county. Original coordinates for line#1 were: lat/long NAD27 46-5-N 110-37-W (46.08333 -110.61667); UTM N E Z; PLSS line# 1: Meridian- Montana Principal, TWNSHP 015N, RNG 009E, Sect 07,08, Sect_fract . PLSS translates to 47 04 32N, 110 37 13W. It is likely the reporter typed 46 deg lat instead of 47. Lat/long changed to center of PLSS Section 7, 8 using WGS84 datum. Oddly, the original coordinates are the same as for Hughesville 10008953.

References

Reference (Deposit): JACKSON, C.F., ET AL, 1935, LEAD AND ZINC MINING AND MILLING IN THE U.S.; CURRENT PRACTICES AND COSTS: USBM BULL. 381, P. 34

Reference (Production): JACKSON, 1935, USBM BULL. 381

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.