Nettie Mine

The Nettie Mine is a manganese and silver mine located in Silver Bow county, Montana.

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

Name: Nettie Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Silver Bow

Elevation:

Commodity: Manganese, Silver

Lat, Long: 46.01528, -112.57778

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Nettie Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Nettie Mine
Secondary: Nettie-Hibernia
Secondary: Nettie-Hubernic


Commodity

Primary: Manganese
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Lead


Location

State: Montana
County: Silver Bow
District: Butte District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: The Anaconda Co.
Home Office: Hennessy Bldg., Butte, Mt.

Owner Name: Lloyd Brynie
Home Office: 2222 Walnut St., Butte, Mt.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Cerargyrite
Ore: Rhodonite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Rhodochrosite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Psilomelane
Ore: Iron
Ore: Lead
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): ORE SHOOTS ON THE NETTIE VEIN ARE ON THE 200 AND 300FT LEVEL. THE VEINS ARE CUT OFF TO THE W BY A RHYOLITE DIKE.


References

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 14, P. 41.

Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 74, P. 37, 251-53

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 690, P. 111-130.

Reference (Deposit): USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOKS 1917, 1953-56.


Principal Gold Districts of Montana

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.