The Limerock Claim is a gold, silver, and manganese mine located in Jefferson county, Montana at an elevation of 5,840 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: 5,840 Feet (1,780 Meters)
Primary Mineral: Gold, Silver, Manganese
Lat, Long: 45.92972, -112.04361
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Limerock Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Limerock Claim
Secondary: Long Walk
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Montana
County: Jefferson
District: Whitehall (Cardwell) District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: 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
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Bull Mountain
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation, Brecciation
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): LIMEROCK SHAFT IS 100 FT DEEP TO WATER LEVEL. ONE SMALL DRIFT AND CROSSCUT BELOW ALTITUDE OF SHAFT.
Comment (Location): NE/4 SEC 13
Comment (Geology): BRECCIATED SHALES ARE PERMEATED AND CEMENTED BY MANGANESE OXIDES.
References
Reference (Deposit): LINDQUIST, ALEC E., 1966, STRUCTURE AND MINERALIZATION OF THE WHITEHALL MINING DISTRICT, JEFFERSON CO., MONTANA: MONT. SCH. MINES, M.S. THESIS, 73 P
Reference (Deposit): 1966 RECON MT. SCHOOL OF MINES, LINDQUIST M.S. THESI
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