The April Claims is a molybdenum mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 5,499 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: 5,499 Feet (1,676 Meters)
Commodity: Molybdenum
Lat, Long: 45.59944, -112.47361
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April Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: April Claims
Commodity
Primary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Rochester District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: U.S. Steel Corp.
Home Office: Jefferson City, Tn.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Highland Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitization, Silicification
Rocks
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
Not available
Materials
Ore: Molybdenite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Development): 2 DRILLHOLES, 1163 AND 1134 FT DEEP, DRILLED IN 1982.
Comment (Deposit): SEVERAL THIN, IRREGULAR VEINLETS OF MOS2, UP TO .25 IN THICK IN DRILLHOLE.
Comment (Workings): 2 DRILLHOLES.
References
Reference (Deposit): DRILLHOLE LOGS
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.
