The Hegener is a silver, lead, copper, and molybdenum mine located in Cascade county, Montana.
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Mine Info
Elevation:
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Copper, Molybdenum
Lat, Long: 46.98333, -110.71667
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Hegener MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hegener
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Primary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Montana
County: Cascade
District: Neihart Mining Dist.
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: John Hegner
Home Office: Great Falls, Montana
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: 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
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Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): 1893 RECON W. H. WEED
Reference (Deposit): 1928 DIREXPL SILVER DYKE MINING CO.
Reference (Deposit): SCHAFER, P., 1935, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS NEIHART MINING DIST. MONTANA: MONTANA BUR. OF MINING & GEOLOGY MEM. 13
Reference (Deposit): CREASEY, S.C., 1944, MEMORANDUM REPT. ON THE HEGENER MOLYBDENITE PROSPECT, CASCADE COUNTY, MONT.: UNPUB REPT
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.
