The Woods Creek Copper Mine is a copper mine located in Ravalli county, Montana at an elevation of 6,001 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: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 45.56806, -114.32639
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Woods Creek Copper Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Woods Creek Copper Mine
Secondary: Copper Canyon
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Ravalli
District: Mineral Hill Dist
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Leroy Sargent
Home Office: Darby, Mt.
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
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite
Gangue: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): STRIKE AND DIP IS FOR SHEAR ZONE
Comment (Workings): TWO SHAFTS, PITS AND TRENCHES
Comment (Location): DEPOSITS LOCATED ALONG DRAINAGE OF WOODS CREEK LOCATION GIVEN IS FOR APPROXIMATE CENTER OF AREA.
References
Reference (Deposit): BERG, R. B., 1977 , RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGY OF SOUTHERN MOST RAVALLI CO., MONT., MONT. BUR. OF MINES & GEOLOGY, MEM 44 , P. 34 .
Reference (Deposit): SAHINEN, U. M., 1957 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, MISSOULA AND RAVALLI CO., MONT., MONT BUR. OF MINES & GEOL., BULL 8 , P. 52 .
Reference (Deposit): 1957 COMPILE MBMG, BULL. 8
Reference (Deposit): 1977 RECON MBMG, MEM. 44
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.
