Blue Bird

The Blue Bird is a gold, silver, and copper mine located in Granite county, Montana at an elevation of 7,280 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

Name: Blue Bird  

State:  Montana

County:  Granite

Elevation: 7,280 Feet (2,219 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver, Copper

Lat, Long: 46.41889, -113.08389

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Blue Bird MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Blue Bird


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Lead


Location

State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Princeton (South Boulder Creek) 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

Type: Unknown


Ownership

Owner Name: Walkup, Ben
Home Office: Philipsburg, Mt. 59858

Owner Name: David M. Harris
Home Office: Box 296, Philipsburg, Mt. 59858


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: 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
Physiographic Detail: Flint Creek Range


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Philipsburg Batholith

Type: L
Description: Royal Stock


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Copper
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): VEIN CUT BY FAULT STRIKING N 10 W, DIPPING 65 E; HORIZONTAL SHAFT 50 FT N.

Comment (Location): MBMG BULL 115 HAS MINE IN SEC. 26. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)

Comment (Workings): 2ND CROSSCUT DRIVEN ON FAULT.


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 78, P. 248.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 115, P. 5


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.