The Violet Group is a molybdenum mine located in Ravalli county, Montana at an elevation of 7,999 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: 7,999 Feet (2,438 Meters)
Commodity: Molybdenum
Lat, Long: 45.46111, -114.34139
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Violet Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Violet Group
Commodity
Primary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Tungsten
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Ravalli
District: Blue Nose District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Dean Motley
Home Office: Hamilton, 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: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED AT HEADWATERS OF WEST FORK BITTERROOT RIVER, ON MONTANA-IDAHO BOUNDARY.
Comment (Workings): TRENCHES AND DRILLING
Comment (Location): Political location in record is Ravalli county, MT. However, lat/long coords plot 80m in Lemhi county, ID. Original coordinates for line#1 were: lat/long NAD27 45-27-40N 114-20-29W (45.46111 -114.34139); UTM N
References
Reference (Deposit): LAWSON, D. C., 1978 , DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1977 , MONT. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULL 107 , P. 19 .
Reference (Deposit): BERG, R. B., 1977 , RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGY OF SOUTHERN MOST RAVALLI CO., MONT., MONT. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., MEM 44 , P. 35 .
Reference (Deposit): 1977 RECON MBMG, MEM 44
Reference (Deposit): 1978 COMPILE MBMG, BULL 107
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.
