Black Diamond Mine
Sylvanite, Montana
48.6609°N 115.9835°W
Mine Overview
The Black Diamond Mine is near Sylvanite, Montana. Historically the site has been associated with the Sylvanite-Yaak Mining District which is now part of the Kootenai National Forest. The Black Diamond Mine was closed at the time of data entry with no known plans to re-open. The Northern Rocky Mountains physiographic province of the Rocky Mountain System characterize the geomorphology of the surrounding area.
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Commodities
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- Commodity Type Importance
- Gold Metallic Primary
- Copper Metallic Tertiary
- Lead Metallic Tertiary
Physiography
Physiographic area where the resource is found.
- Division Province? Section
- Rocky Mountain System Northern Rocky Mountains -
Nearby Deposits
Other deposits in the same region.
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Snipetown Placer
- Gold commodity Site type Mine status
- Lincoln, Montana
- Placer
- 4.37 miles
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Yaak Falls Gold Prospect
- Gold commodity Site type Prospect status
- Lincoln, Montana
- Underground
- 4.50 miles
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Homestake Claim
- Copper commodity Site type Occurrence status
- Boundary, Idaho
- Vein
- 4.53 miles
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Kate Fry Prospect
- Copper commodity Site type Occurrence status
- Boundary, Idaho
- 4.85 miles
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Eureka Copper Prospect
- Copper commodity Site type Mine status
- Boundary, Idaho
- Vein
- Underground
- 4.85 miles
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Ebba Claim
- Copper commodity Site type Occurrence status
- Boundary, Idaho
- Vein
- 4.90 miles
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Ferrel Gold Occurrence
- Gold commodity Site type Occurrence status
- Lincoln, Montana
- Underground
- 4.90 miles
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Duplex Silver Mine
- Lead commodity Site type Mine status
- Lincoln, Montana
- Underground
- 5.23 miles
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Bartlett Lead Cliff Mine
- Lead commodity Site type Mine status
- Lincoln, Montana
- Underground
- 5.27 miles
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Silver Bell Prospect
- Lead commodity Site type Prospect status
- Boundary, Idaho
- Vein
- 5.48 miles
Nearby Places
- Sylvanite (6.28 miles away)
- Moyie Springs (10.38 miles away)
- Troy (14.31 miles away)
- Bonners Ferry (15.32 miles away)
- Yaak (17.26 miles away)
Nearby Mining Districts
- Sylvanite-Yaak Mining District (0 miles away)
- Moyie-Yaak Mining District (3.10 miles away)
- Troy Mining District (4.55 miles away)
Nearby Lands
- Kootenai National Forest (0 miles away)
- Kaniksu National Forest (3.98 miles away)
Footnotes
* Mine bounds on map indicate the general area that a mine occupies. For an detailed map, refer to the overseeing BLM field office.
** The mine central point is based on an average of the mine's bounding box(es) and does not necessarily fall on the claim itself.
1 World-class significance is determined by total endowment of the contained commodity. This includes all past production and remaining reserves. Each commodity is considered separately and commodities cannot be combined to arrive at a significant size. The tonnage thresholds are from the mine model grade-tonnage studies. As of June 2008, many entries were classified as significant under less strict rules.
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