Bull Moose Mine

The Bull Moose Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Powell 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: Bull Moose Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Powell

Elevation:

Commodity: Lead, Silver

Lat, Long: 46.38806, -112.57500

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Bull Moose Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bull Moose Mine


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Arsenic


Location

State: Montana
County: Powell
District: Emery (Zosell) 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

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Howard, William
Home Office: Box 638, Deer Lodge, Mt.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Boulder Batholith


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Hydrothermal


Rocks

Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 0.2 OZ/TON AU, 5.9 OZ/TON AG, 6.2% PB, 1.9% ZN, 0.03% CU.


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Iron
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): VEIN FOLLOWS NE-TRENDING FRACTURE ZONE. THIS ZONE DIPS 80 NW.

Comment (Location): E OF HIDDEN HAND. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1959)

Comment (Workings): CAVED ADIT, 48 FT SHAFT, DRIFT 50 FT SW AND 15 FT NE.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: QTZ VEIN


References

Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 31, P. 86

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 98, P. 60.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 34, P. 24.


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.