The Cameron Mine is a silver mine located in Deer Lodge county, Montana at an elevation of 6,319 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,319 Feet (1,926 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 46.16944, -113.10556
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Cameron Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cameron Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Silica
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Montana
County: Deer Lodge
District: Olson Gulch District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Norman R. Zeren And Frank Schnell
Home Office: 522 S. Warren St., Butte, Mt.
Owner Name: The Anaconda Co.
Home Office: Hennessy Bldg., Butte, Mt.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1885
Year Last Production: 1965
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: Mount Powell Batholith
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)
Comment (Production): SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS OF AG
Comment (Workings): PITS AND TRENCHES
Comment (Deposit): DEVELOPING, PROD. (1962) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Geology): GRANODIORITE STOCK 0.5 MI NORTH OF MINE.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 78, P. 244.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 58, P. 10
Reference (Deposit): USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOKS 1926, 1935-38, 1960-63.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 84, P. 32, 35.
Reference (Production): EMMONS 1913 USGS PROF. PAPER 78 ; USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOKS 1962.
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.
