The Clark Mine is a copper, zinc, and lead mine located in Powell county, Montana.
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Mine Info
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Clark Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Clark Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Antimony
Location
State: Montana
County: Powell
District: Elliston District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
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
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SOIL SAMPLE GRID DONE BY ROBERTSON (1956A, P. 25) INDICATED THAT THE DEPOSIT IS APPROXIMATELY 200 FT. LONG. ROBERTSON STATED THAT THE DEPOSIT TRENDS NW BUT HIS SOIL GEOCHEMICAL ANOMALY MAP INDICATES A SW TREND.
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT TYPE CLASSIFIED BY ROBERTSON (1956 B, P. 272) . THICKNESS OF BRECCIA INCREASES WITH DIP.
Comment (Workings): INCLINED SHAFT OF UNKNOWN EXTENT AND SEVERAL OPEN CUTS.
Comment (Location): W SIDE OF LITTLE BLACKFOOT RIVER.
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS COMPOSED OF BLEACHED ANDESITE FRAGMENTS CEMENTED BY PYRITE, QUARTZ, SPALERITE, TETRAHEDRITE AND GALENA.
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 98, P. 11
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: MBMG BULL 98, P. 11.
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.
