The Morning Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Jefferson county, Montana.
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Mine Info
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Morning Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Morning Mine
Secondary: Midnight Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Antimony
Location
State: Montana
County: Jefferson
District: Basin (Cataract, Comet) District
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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: G. Holshue And D. Dubois
Home Office: Basin Mt.
Owner Name: Western America Of Montana
Home Office: Box 782, Helena, Mt.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1958
Discovery Year: 1900
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
Type: L
Description: Fault Zone 10-30 Feet Wide Trends N 70 W, Dips 70 N
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAY OF CARBONATE ORE (1949-1956) 0.3 OZ/TON AU, 8-10 OZ/TON AG, 2-6% PB. ASSAY OF SULFIDE ORE (1949-1956) 0.2 OZ/TON AU, 1-4 OZ/TON AG, 1-2% PB.
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Cerussite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Tourmaline
Gangue: Polybasite
Comments
Comment (Geology): TYPES OF ORE: SULFIDE ORE, AND CARBONATE ORE FROM SECONDARILY ENRICHED ZONE. SPHALERITE AND SECONDARY ZINC MINERALS ARE ABSENT NEAR THE SURFACE
Comment (Location): N FLANK OF JACK MOUNTAIN, NW OF ROCKER PEAK. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1954)
Comment (Deposit): VEIN HAS BEEN REPEATEDLY BRECCIATED AND REHEALED. QUARTZ VEINS ARE MASSIVE AND IRREGULAR WITH IN THE FAULT ZONE
Comment (Workings): TWO VERTICAL SHAFTS, THREE ADITS, AN INCLINED SHAFT, PROSPECT PITS, BULLDOZER TRENCHES
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL NO 1151, P. 113-14, PL. 1.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 16, P. 104.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 30, P. 23.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 10, P. 29.
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.
