The Monte Clark Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 6,499 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,499 Feet (1,981 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 45.51556, -112.55972
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Monte Clark Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Monte Clark Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Mccartney Mountain District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past 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: L
Description: Mccartney Mtn. Stock
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): 3 MILES EAST OF MCCARTNEY MTN. SUMMIT. NE 1/4, SW 1/4, SECTION 2.
Comment (Production): SOME PRODUCTION, BUT DETAILS UNAVAILABLE
Comment (Workings): ONE SHAFT WITH CONSIDERABLE PRODUCTION, ACCORDING TO PARDEE (1925). DETAILS UNAVAILABLE.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: NEAR INTRUSIVE ANDESITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): RICHARDS, R.W., AND PARDEE, J.T., 1925, THE MELROSE PHOSPHATE FIELD, MONTANA: U.S. GEOL. SUR. BULLETIN 780-A, P. 31
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 04-26-1963
Reference (Deposit): 1925 GEOLMAP PARDEE, J.T., U.S.G.S. BULL. 780-
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.
