The Nash Group is a chromium mine located in Madison county, Montana.
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Mine Info
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Nash Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Nash Group
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Sheridan (Horse Creek) District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: C. F. Gerhardt
Home Office: Butte
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Metamorphic
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSE
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoarchean
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE ASSAYS .21-.35% CR203
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Comments
Comment (Location): TENS OF FT ABOVE HORSE CR RD
References
Reference (Deposit): ECON GEOL, V26 N6, P. 625-9
Reference (Deposit): LEVANDOWSKI, D.W. 1956 PHD U OF MICH
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 05-09-1963
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.
