The Altona Mine is a copper mine located in Silver Bow county, Montana.
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Mine Info
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Altona Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Altona Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Montana
County: Silver Bow
District: Butte District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1-4% CU
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Chalcocite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ON THE SLOPES OF THE FIRST CANYON SOUTH OF COLUMBIA GARDEN CANYON.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN IS CUT BY N-S FAULTS, IT CARRIES 3-30 IN STREAK OF ORE. THE VEIN IS CUT 92 FT N OF THE SHAFT. 90 FT E OF THE N CROSSCUT A CROSS FAULT CUTS OFF THE VEIN, WHICH IS RECOVERED 25 FT TO THE N; BUT IT IS THROWN AGAIN BY A SECOND PARRALLEL FAULT, 30 FT TO THE E OF THE FIRST.
Comment (Workings): SHAFT HAS A VERY HEAVY INFLOW OF WATER. AT 200 AND 300 FT WORKINGS IT WORKS A VEIN.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 74, P. 237
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.
