The Lawyers Combination is a copper mine located in Missoula county, Montana at an elevation of 3,799 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: 3,799 Feet (1,158 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 46.77556, -114.26583
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Lawyers Combination MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lawyers Combination
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Missoula
District: Lolo Creek
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
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
Gangue: Malachite
Gangue: Ankerite
Comments
Comment (Workings): 3 ADITS AND ONE SHAFT
Comment (Location): 1/2 MILE UP WOODMAN CREEK.
References
Reference (Deposit): SAHINEN, U. M., 1957 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, 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.
