The Capital Mine is a lead, silver, copper, and zinc mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 7,598 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,598 Feet (2,316 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver, Copper, Zinc
Lat, Long: 45.34806, -112.85167
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Capital Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Capital Mine
Secondary: Cave Gulch
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Argenta 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: Lee James
Home Office: Polaris
Years: 1972 -
Owner Name: Spokane National Mines, Inc.
Years: 1972 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1940
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Pioneer Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SELECTED GRAB SAMPLE OF IRON OXIDE ORE ASSAYED 5.40% PB, 0.8% ZN, 0.70% CU, 3.20 OZ/TON AG, AND 0.14 OZ/TON AU
Materials
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Iron
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION IN 1940-41, 1948-49, 1952-53.
Comment (Deposit): NETWORK OF CLOSELY SPACED MINERALIZED FRACTURES 1/2 INCH WIDE.
Comment (Workings): OPEN CUT, 20FT DEEP X 60FT WIDE. 250FT BELOW CUT, 2 ADITS WERE DRIVEN S TOWARD FRACTURE ZONE. DUMP MATERIAL INDICATES ZONE NOT FOUND.
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 85, P. 45
Reference (Deposit): 1972 COMPILE M.B.M.G. BULL. 85
Reference (Production): M.B.M.G. BULL 85.
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.
