The Swan Lake Copper - Silver Occurrence is a mine located in Lake county, Montana at an elevation of 3,199 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: 3,199 Feet (975 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 47.95417, -113.87944
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Swan Lake Copper - Silver Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Swan Lake Copper - Silver Occurrence
Commodity
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Montana
County: Lake
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Mission Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE ASSAYED 1.16% CU, AND 0.55 OZ AG/TON
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Location): OCCURRENCE FOUND IN A HIGHWAY CUT. EXACT LOCATION UNCERTAIN
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF A 1/4 INCH VEINLET OF POWDERY MALACHITE FOLLOWING BEDDING IN ARGILLITE
References
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: JOHNS, WILLIS M., 1964, MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 42, P. 49
Reference (Deposit): JOHNS, WILLIS M., 1964, PROGRESS REPORT ON GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS IN THE KOOTENAI - FLATHEAD AREA, NORTHWEST MONTANA. 6. SOUTHEASTERN FLATHEAD COUNTY AND NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 42, P. 4
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.
