The Parnell Mine is a silver mine located in Silver Bow county, Montana.
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Mine Info
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Parnell Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Parnell Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Arsenic
Location
State: Montana
County: Silver Bow
District: Butte District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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 Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: THE L.E.R. VEIN: 5 % CU, 5 OZ/TON AG
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Enargite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Rhodonite
Comments
Comment (Location): W SIDE OF BERKLEY PIT AND DUMP.
Comment (Workings): 650 FT SHAFT WITH LONG CROSS CUTS TO THE S ON THE 550 AND 650 LEVELS, AND ONE TO THE NE AT A DEPTH OF 450 FT.
Comment (Deposit): 3 PRODUCTIVE VEINS. HIGH IN AG, LOW IN CU. A NUMBER OF VEINS IN THE BLUE AND ANDACONDA SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN CUT. THE COQUET VEIN STRIKES E-W AND DIPS 72 S. IT IS A GOOD QUARTZ-PYRITE VEIN. THE L.E.R. VEIN WAS THE MOST PRODUCTIVE, IT IS A MEMBER OF THE BLUE VEIN SYSTEM. ITS STRIKE IS NW AND ITS DIP IS 56-64S. THE PARNELL VEIN IS 200 FT S OF THE L.E.R. ITS STRIKE IS E-W WITH A S DIP.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 74, P. 154-56 , PL. X
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.
