The Little Nell Mine is a copper, gold, silver, lead, and zinc mine located in Jefferson county, Montana.
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
Elevation:
Commodity: Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 46.48, -112.02639
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Little Nell Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Little Nell Mine
Secondary: Little Nellie Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Montana
County: Jefferson
District: Clancy-Lump Gulch District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Margaret Larson And Mary B. Mead
Owner Name: Louis Peura
Home Office: 1124 6th Ave., Helena, Mt.
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
Type: R
Description: Boulder Batholith
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 100 OZ/TON AG
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Chalcedony
Comments
Comment (Production): ESTIMATED PRODUCTION UP TO 1911, IS $400,000 IN ORE. PRODUCTION YEARS 1902-1956
Comment (Location): S SIDE OF LUMP GULCH.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN ZONE, ALTERED MATERIAL AND SMALL VEINS OR VEINLETS
Comment (Commodity): ORE HIGH IN ZINC IS HIGH IN SILVER CONTENT
Comment (Workings): SHAFT, 4 LEVELS OF DRIFTS AT 150, 250, 350, AND 450 FT.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 842, P. 231.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 527, P. 105.
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 428, P. 42, 63, 64, PL. 1.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 16, P. 42, 106.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 10, P. 28.
Reference (Production): MBMG BULL 16, P. 106; USGS BULL 842.
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.
