The Claremont Mine is a copper mine located in Ravalli county, Montana.
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Mine Info
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Claremont Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Claremont Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Montana
County: Ravalli
District: Sapphire Mountains Area
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Unknown
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: Sapphire Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE FROM FURTHER UP THE HILL CONTAINS 2.5% CU.
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): SE SLOPE A FEW FT ABOVE CREEK LEVEL.
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL HUNDRED FT TUNNEL, (CAVED)
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 8, P. 51
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.
