The Stone Creek Mo is a molybdenum mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 8,199 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: 8,199 Feet (2,499 Meters)
Commodity: Molybdenum
Lat, Long: 45.68889, -113.20278
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Stone Creek Mo MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Stone Creek Mo
Secondary: Stonehorse
Secondary: Cob Claims
Commodity
Primary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Pioneer Mountains
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: Utah International, Inc.
Years: 1978 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Stockwork
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1970
Discovery Method: Geophysical Anomaly
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Pioneer Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Plutons To South And East
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Molybdenite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Magnetite
Comments
Comment (Location): HILLSIDE N OF STONE CREEK. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1978)
Comment (Geology): RHYOLITE DIKES PRESENT. PLUTONIC CONTACTS WITHIN .5 MI.
Comment (Development): 1 2000 FT HOLE DRILLED IN 1979. DRILLING ALSO IN 1980.
References
Reference (Deposit): FIELD NOTES-R.C. PEARSON, USGS, DENVER, COLO
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.
