Black Eyed May

The Black Eyed May is a mine located in Powell county, Montana at an elevation of 6,759 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: Black Eyed May  

State:  Montana

County:  Powell

Elevation: 6,759 Feet (2,060 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 46.3867, -112.57030

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Black Eyed May MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Black Eyed May


Commodity

Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver


Location

State: Montana
County: Powell
District: Zosell


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

Type: Located Claim


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: 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

Not available


Materials

Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Arsenopyrite


Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): GRADES OF AU,PB,AG IN COL 1 OF MATRIX FROM 700,PRODUCTION ST ZN GRADE IN COL 1 OF MATRIX IS ANESTIMATE OF INVESTIGATOR TONNAGES IN MATRIX ARE ESTIMATES OF INVESTIGATOR


References

Reference (Deposit): ROBERTSON,1953,MBMG MEM.34,P 22

Reference (Deposit): PARDEE AND SCHRADER,1933,USGS BULL.842,P 282

Reference (Deposit): MCCLERNAN,1976,MBMG BULL 98,P 18,56


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.