Mine detail: Blue-Eyed Nellie Mine

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Location: Deer Lodge County, Montana, United States, North America
Lat / long: 46.18322, -113.06147
dep_id: 10070487
mrds_id: W013438
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Lead, Zinc, Silver
Minor mineral: Copper
Trace mineral: Antimony, Cadmium
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Replacement
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Galena, Malachite, Tetrahedrite
gangue: Limonite, Quartz
orebody_fm: SHOOTS
work_type: Underground
alteration: Oxidation
Reporter: Mlynarczyk, Meg S.; Krohn, D., Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.)
hrock_unit: Hasmark Formation
hrock_type: Limestone
Year first produced: 1885
References:
  • Deposit:: MBMG BULL 84, P. 15.
  • Deposit:: USGS PP 78, P. 243.
  • Deposit:: MBMG MEM 31, P. 19.
  • Production:: EARLL, 1972, MBMG BULL. 84 MBMG MEM 31, P. 19.
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