The Whaley is a copper and barium-barite mine located in Missoula county, Montana.
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
Elevation:
Commodity: Copper, Barium-Barite
Lat, Long: 46.68333, -113.99999
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Whaley MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Whaley
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Barium-Barite
Location
State: Montana
County: Missoula
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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
Name: Metasedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Barite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): CU MINED FROM THE GREEN SERICITE SCHIST, SCHIST ASSAYED, CU-8.40%, 0.1 OZ. AG, 0.5% PB; LAT. AND LONG. ARE GENERAL FOR AREA
References
Reference (Deposit): DEMUNCK, J.C., AND ACKERMAN, W.C., 1958, BARITE DEPOSITS IN MONTANA: MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. INF. CIRC. 22, P. 21-2
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.
