The Bunker Hill Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Lewis and Clark county, Montana at an elevation of 5,699 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,699 Feet (1,737 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 46.46944, -112.24778
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Bunker Hill Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bunker Hill Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Arsenic
Location
State: Montana
County: Lewis and Clark
District: Rimini 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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Montana Lead Co.
Production
Year: 1947
Description: Ap_Grade: ^.15 Oz/Ton Au, 20 Oz/Ton Ag, 5% Pb, 2% Zn
Year: 1891
Time Period: 1888-1891
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.22 Oz/Ton Au, 30 Oz/Ton Ag, 11 % Pb.
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1888
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
Type: L
Description: Red Mountain Fault
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitization
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ADIT NO. 1: 0.5 OZ/TON AU, 14 OZ/TON AG, 9 % PB, 5% ZN; ADIT NO. 2: 0.15 OZ/TON AU, 20 OZ/TON AG, 5% PB, 2 % PB, A LITTLE CU.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Sericite
Gangue: Tourmaline
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ADIT NO. 1 IS THE LOWES, THE VEIN IS 3 FT OR LESS IN WIDTH BOUNDED BY PARALLEL JOINTS; ADIT NO. 2 LESS CONTINUOUS CONTROLLING JOINTS, IT HAS 2 QUARTZ-TOURMALINE VEINS 1-5 FT IN WIDTH. THIS VEIN ZONE SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN A CHANNEL WAY FOR HYDROTHERMAL SOLUTIONS. ADIT NO. 3 HAS SEVERAL BRANCHES WHICH CONTINUE EAST BUT THE DIP FLATTENS.
Comment (Workings): 3 ADIT DRIFTS,
Comment (Location): E SIDE OF TENMILE CR. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1950)
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION WAS RECORDED IN 1942.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 428, P. 42, 43, 54, 58, PL. 1.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 842, P. 253.
Reference (Deposit): USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOK 1942.
Reference (Production): USGS PP 428, P. 58. USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOK
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.
