The Churchill Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 5,561 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,561 Feet (1,695 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 45.77806, -112.87389
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Churchill Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Churchill Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Quartz Hill-Vipond Park District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: W. O. Churchill
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: Pioneer Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: CHIP SAMPLE OF REPLACEMENT BODY RAN 0.001 OZ AU, 0.20 OZ, 0.20% P6
Materials
Ore: Lead
Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Comments
Comment (Deposit): NARROW FE-OX VEINS, 1 7-FT REPLACEMENT BODY OF FE-OX.
Comment (Workings): 1 53-FT SHAFT, OPEN (1972), 1 INACCESSIBLE SHAFT, 60-FT
Comment (Location): AT HOMESITE 400 FT S OF RT. 43 ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1975
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 85, P. 148
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.
