The Copper Jack Mine is a copper mine located in Granite county, Montana at an elevation of 5,899 feet.
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: 5,899 Feet (1,798 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 46.35389, -113.28278
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Copper Jack Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper Jack Mine
Secondary: Copper Jack Claim
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Philipsburg (Granite-Flint Creek) District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Contact Metasomatic
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Flint Creek Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Philipsburg Batholith
Type: L
Description: Philipsburg Anticline, Philipsburg Overthrust
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Contact Metamorphism
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE FROM CROSSCUT ABOUT 2% CU.
Materials
Gangue: Garnet
Comments
Comment (Location): 600 FT E OF THE SUMMIT OF RED HILL.
Comment (Workings): BOTTOM OF SHAFT A 50FT CROSSCUT HAS BEEN DRIVEN; 0.25MI NE A CROSSCUT TUNNEL HAS BEEN DRIVEN W 500 FT INTO METAMORPHIC LIMESTONE.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 78, P. 219
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.
