The Creole Mine is a manganese mine located in Silver Bow county, Montana.
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Mine Info
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Creole Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Creole Mine
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Montana
County: Silver Bow
District: Butte District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: George W. Farlin Co.
Home Office: 1914 Magnolia Blvd., Seattle Wa.
Owner Name: Carl Kennedy
Home Office: 2503 34th, Seattle, Wa.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1957
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Boulder Batholith
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): LAT LONG ARE GENERAL FOR 0.5 OF A QUARTER SEC.
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 10, P. 60
Reference (Production): USGS PP 74, PL. X.
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.
