The Nugget Mine is a zinc, lead, copper, and silver mine located in Missoula county, Montana at an elevation of 4,482 feet.
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: 4,482 Feet (1,366 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Lead, Copper, Silver
Lat, Long: 47.14667, -114.44000
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Nugget Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Nugget Mine
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Missoula
District: Nine Mile District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Frank Morbeck
Owner Name: Nugget Mining Co
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Nine Mile Divide
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Nw Striking Faults, One Of Which Is A Thrust Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): 3 MI UP KENNEDY CREEK FROM NINEMILE COMMUNITY HALL
Comment (Development): MINE UNDERWENT DEVELOPMENT DURING 1977
Comment (Deposit): NUGGET MINE COULD BE A NEW NAME FOR THE LOST CABIN GROUP ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): LAWSON, D. C., 1978 , DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1977 : MONTANA BUR MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL 107, P. 17 .
Reference (Deposit): HARRISON, J. E., AND OTHERS, 1974 , PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF PART OF THE WALLACE 1:250000 SHEET, IDAHO-MONTANA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPT. 74 - 37 .
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.
