The Mooney Claim is a uranium and antimony mine located in Silver Bow county, Montana at an elevation of 6,001 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: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium, Antimony
Lat, Long: 45.9675, -112.73417
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Mooney Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mooney Claim
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Primary: Antimony
Location
State: Montana
County: Silver Bow
District: Summit Valley District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Mooney, William R.
Years: 1954 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1952
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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: BLACK CHERTY QUARTZ ASSAYS UP TO 0.64 % U. 3 INCHES OF CORE ASSAYED 2.4 % U.
Materials
Ore: Stibnite
Comments
Comment (Development): 3 EXP HOLES- 80, 92, 100 FT (1953)
Comment (Deposit): SILICEOUS BRECCIA REEF- QUARTZ VEINS IN VERT FRX ZONES
Comment (Workings): 3 DIAMOND DRILLHOLES DRILLED FOR EXP, 1953. 2 SHAFTS
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: MINOR OCCURENCE
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: EARLY 1950'S
References
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 01-18-1963
Reference (Deposit): US ATOMIC ENERGY COM., RME-2006, 15P.
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, 1962, USGS MAP MR-21, P. 13
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.
