The Black Rock #1 Mine is a thorium and zinc mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 7,402 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: 7,402 Feet (2,256 Meters)
Commodity: Thorium, Zinc
Lat, Long: 44.94917, -113.44028
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Black Rock #1 Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Rock #1 Mine
Secondary: Radio Staatz Loc. No. 75
Commodity
Primary: Thorium
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Lemhi Pass District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: The State Of Montana
Owner Name: H. Katseanes And H. Bell, Blackfoot, Id.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Beaverhead Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Host Rock Altered To Friable Sandstone
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Barite
Ore: Hematite
Gangue: Jasper
Comments
Comment (Location): NORTH OF THE JUNTION OF NORTH AND SOUTH FRYING PAN CREEKS.
Comment (Workings): VEIN ZONE TRACED BY RADIOMETRIC SURVEY AND SHOWN TO BE AT LEAST 4 FT WIDE OVER A LENGTH OF 2,000 FT.
Comment (Geology): VEINS PARALLEL DAN PATCH AND BULL MOOSE FAULTS
References
Reference (Deposit): GEACH, 1972, MINES & MINERAL DEPOSITS - BEAVERHEAD CO., MT. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULL. 85.
Reference (Deposit): STAATZ, M. H., 1972 , GEO. AND DESCRIPTION OF TH-BEARING VEINS, LEMHI PASS, IDA. & MONT., USGS BULL 1351 .
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.
