Mine detail: Black Traveler and Burlong Mines

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Location: Mineral County, Montana, United States, North America
Lat / long: 47.43626, -115.44073
dep_id: 10010253
mrds_id: D003841
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Silver, Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Silver, Tetrahedrite
conc_proc: Replacement
ore_ctrl: Osburn Fault Zone
Reporter: Rojstaczer, Stuart A.
Structure: North Branch Of The Osburn Fault, The Major Structural Feature Of The Region, Is Directly To The N And Trends Nw As Do Most Structural Features Within The Region.
tectonic: Belt Basin
References:
  • Deposit:: WALLACE, R. E. AND HOSTERMAN, J. W., 1956 , RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGY OF WESTERN MINERAL COUNTY MONTANA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL 1027-M, P. 603 , PL. 48 .
  • Deposit:: LAWSON, D. C., 1972 , DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1971 : MONTANA BUR MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL 86 , P. 14 .
  • Deposit:: LAWSON, D. C., 1973 , DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1972 : MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 88 , P. 17 .
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