Apex No. 2 Claim

The Apex No. 2 Claim is a copper and silver mine located in Silver Bow county, Montana at an elevation of 7,100 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

Name: Apex No. 2 Claim  

State:  Montana

County:  Silver Bow

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

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.