The Kennedy Creek Mine is a zinc and lead mine located in Missoula county, Montana at an elevation of 4,101 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,101 Feet (1,250 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Lead
Lat, Long: 47.14861, -114.44361
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Kennedy Creek Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Kennedy Creek Mine
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Missoula
District: Nine Mile District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
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Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Nine Mile Divide
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
Comment (Location): ON KENNEDY CREEK
Comment (Geology): KENNEDY CREEK MINE MIGHT BE ANOTHER NAME FOR THE LOST CABIN GROUP.
Comment (Production): IN 1943 , THIS MINE AND THREE NEARBY PLACERS PRODUCED 55 TONS OF ORE WHICH YIELDED 5 OZ AU, 163 OZ AG, 600 LB CU, 6600 LB PB AND 6500 LB ZN.
References
Reference (Deposit): DMEA RECORDS
Reference (Deposit): SAHINEN, U. M., 1957 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, MISSOULA AND RAVALLI COUNTIES MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 8 , P. 15 .
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 05-10-1963
Reference (Production): SAHINEN, U. M., 1957 : MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 8 , P. 15 .
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.
