The Copper Creek Molybdenum/Mercury Occurrence is a mine located in Lewis and Clark county, Montana at an elevation of 7,799 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: 7,799 Feet (2,377 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 47.08194, -112.75167
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Copper Creek Molybdenum/Mercury Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper Creek Molybdenum/Mercury Occurrence
Commodity
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Mercury
Location
State: Montana
County: Lewis and Clark
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Geophysical Anomaly
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Red Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ANALYSIS OF ROCK SAMPLE SHOWED 500 PPM MOLYBDENUM AND 10 PPM MERCURY
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ROCK SAMPLE FROM COPPER-BEARING QUARTZ-CARBONATE VEIN 4 TO 6 INCHES THICK
Comment (Location): NEAR JEEP TRAIL ABOUT 1000 FT. W. OF COPPER CAMP, HEAD OF COPPER CK.
References
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: MUDGE, M.R. AND OTHERS, 1974, USGS BULL. 1385-B, P.52
Reference (Deposit): MUDGE, MELVILLE R. AND OTHERS, 1974, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE SCAPEGOAT WILDERNESS, POWELL AND LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTIES, MONTANA: USGS BULL. 1385-B, P. 52, 57, 5
Reference (Deposit): 1970 COMPILE MUDGE, M.R. AND OTHERS: BULL. 1385-
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.
