Minnie Jane Mine

The Minnie Jane 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: Minnie Jane Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Silver Bow

Elevation:

Commodity: Manganese, Silver

Lat, Long: 46.00833, -112.57694

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Minnie Jane Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Minnie Jane Mine


Commodity

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


Location

State: Montana
County: Silver Bow
District: Manganese Dioxide, Manganese Carbonate, Argentite, Sphalerite, Galena, Gold


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Butte Mines Merger Corp.
Home Office: C/0 Elizabeth W. White, 1873 Phillips Ave. Butte, Mt.

Owner Name: Max M. Mogus, 728 N. Excelsior, Butte, Mt. And Al Stoval, 1644 Falm Craft Drive, Phoenix, Az.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: 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: 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

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Silver
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): ABOUT 1.8 KM SE OF BIG BUTTE

Comment (Production): UP TO 1950 $800000.

Comment (Workings): SHAFT, CROSSCUTS, DRIFTS, RAISES

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: TO 40 FT WIDE VEIN


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS FILES

Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 31, P. 98.

Reference (Deposit): USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOKS 1922-25, 1937-39, 1952-56.

Reference (Production): MBMG MEM 31; USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOKS

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 10, P. 64.


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.