The Niki Mine is a gold and tungsten mine located in Jefferson county, Montana at an elevation of 7,641 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,641 Feet (2,329 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Tungsten
Lat, Long: 46.01806, -112.41028
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Niki Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Niki Mine
Secondary: Lonnie Stevens Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Tungsten
Secondary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Montana
County: Jefferson
District: Pipestone District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Owner Name: D. L. Puckett
Home Office: Whitehall, Mt.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1916
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Boulder Batholith
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASS. 0.41 % WO3
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL PITS, ADIT
Comment (Location): E SIDE OF ROAD. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1954)
Comment (Development): EXPLORED FOR AU IN 1916, W DISCOVERED IN 1942, MO DISCOVERED IN 1955.
Comment (Deposit): SHEELITE OCCURS AS SMALL CRYSTALS DISSEMINATED THROUGH THE VEIN. SCHEELITE AND MOLYBDENITE ALSO OCCUR IN VERY MINOR AMOUNTS ALONG FRACTURE PLANES IN THE ALTERED GRANITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL. 10, P. 30
Reference (Deposit): USBM REP INVEST 6334, P. 5, 18.
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.
