The Mongar Mine is a copper and silver mine located in Missoula 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
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Mongar Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mongar Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Montana
County: Missoula
District: Clinton District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: George Mongar, Jr.
Home Office: 215 1st Ave., Shelby, 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
Physiographic Detail: Garnet Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Bearmouth Overthrust
Type: L
Description: Clinton Stock
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): E OF E FORK OF ASHBY CREEK.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 660, PL. VI.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 25, P. 39
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.
