The Unknown Ag Mine N Fork Dry Cottonwood Creek is a silver mine located in Deer Lodge county, Montana.
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Mine Info
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Unknown Ag Mine N Fork Dry Cottonwood Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknown Ag Mine N Fork Dry Cottonwood Creek
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Arsenic
Location
State: Montana
County: Deer Lodge
District: Orofino 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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Unknown
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 200 PPM AG
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): JEEP TRAIL GOES THROUGH A DUMP OF A COLLAPSED ADITL ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1959)
Comment (Workings): 1 MAJOR ADIT, 3 MINOR ADITS, SEVERAL PITS AND TRENCHES. MINOR ADITS COLLAPSED.
Comment (Deposit): 3 ACRES DISTURBED ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV
References
Reference (Deposit): FS FIELD REPORT
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.
