The Heilman Claim is a copper mine located in Granite county, Montana.
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Mine Info
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Heilman Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Heilman Claim
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Maxville District
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: Vein
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: John Long Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Copper
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Location): 1500 FT SW OF TWIN BUTTE TUNNEL. (LONGITUDE ADDED 9/10/91 BY D.F. FROM T,R & SEC. USING MAXVILLE 7 1/2 MAP)
Comment (Workings): SHAFT, WINZE
References
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 03-07-1962
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 78, P. 261.
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.
