The Sheldon Mine is a mine located in Missoula county, Montana at an elevation of 3,921 feet.
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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: 3,921 Feet (1,195 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 46.77611, -114.34444
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Sheldon Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sheldon Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Montana
County: Missoula
District: Lolo Creek
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite
Gangue: Galena
Comments
Comment (Workings): ONE ADIT, DUMP MATERIAL INDICATES SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET OF DEVELOPMENT
Comment (Location): LOCATED NORTH OF LOLO CREEK, ABOUT 1 MILE UP SHELDON CREEK.
References
Reference (Deposit): SAHINEN, U. M., 1957 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITES, MISSOULA AND RAVALLI CO., MONT., MONT. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., BULL 8 , P. 40
Reference (Deposit): 1957 COMPILE MBMG, BULL
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.
