The Apex No. 2 Claim is a copper and silver mine located in Silver Bow county, Montana at an elevation of 7,100 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,100 Feet (2,164 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver
Lat, Long: 45.72222, -112.59333
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Apex No. 2 Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Apex No. 2 Claim
Secondary: Juniper Copper Bottom
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Silver Bow
District: Melrose (Soap Gulch) District
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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: J. S. Kaserman
Home Office: Box 14, Silver Bow, Mt.
Years: 1953 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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
Not available
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 2.7 FT CUT SAMPLE FROM BOTTOM OF SHAFT HAD 0.81% CU, 0.3 OZ AG/ST, NO AU
Materials
Ore: Copper
Comments
Comment (Location): HEAD OF SOAP GULCH ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1975
Comment (Development): 1 UNPAT CLAIM
Comment (Workings): 22 FT CRIBBED SHAFT, SHAFT AND ADIT TO SE.
References
Reference (Deposit): DMEA FILE 3042, 2P. (1953)
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.
