The January Mine is a silver, lead, and zinc mine located in Broadwater county, Montana at an elevation of 6,001 feet.
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
Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 46.42028, -111.69194
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January Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: January Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Montana
County: Broadwater
District: Winston Mining District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Unknown
Ownership
Owner Name: George O. E., Neill
Production
Year: 1953
Time Period: 1899 - 1953
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.5 Oz Au/T, 21 Oz Ag/T, 19 % Pb, 1 % Zn
Year: 1953
Time Period: 1899 - 1953
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.6 Oz Au/T, 14 Oz Ag/T, 13 % Pb, 4 % Zn
Year: 1953
Time Period: 1899 - 1953
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.45 Oz Au/T, 25 Oz Ag/T, 27 % Pb, 17 % Zn
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1867
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Elkhorn Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR-IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitization In Monzonite.
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AVERAGE OF ALL RECOVERED ORE (1901-48) 0.108 OZ AU AND 5.3 OZ AG/TON, 0.11% CU, 5% PB, 3.4% ZN
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Rhodochrosite
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION CONTINUED AFTER 1953. PRODUCTION YEARS 1899 - 1948 , 1952 - 1953.
Comment (Workings): MINE HAS BEEN DEVELOPED ON 6 LEVELS BY ADITS
References
Reference (Deposit): EARLL, F.N., 1964, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND GEOCHEMICAL STUDY OF THE WINSTON MINING DISTRICT, BROADWATER COUNTY, MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 41 P. 17
Reference (Deposit): REED, G.C., 1951, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS) BROADWATER COUNTY, MONTANA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INF. CIRC. 7592, P. 39
Reference (Production): DMEA FILE
Reference (Deposit): KLEPPER, M.R., RUPPEL, E.T., FREEMAN, V.L., AND WEEKS, R.A., 1971, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, EAST FLANK OF THE ELKHORN MOUNTAINS, BROADWATER COUNTY, MONTANA: USGS PROF. PAPER 665, P. 41
Reference (Deposit): PARDEE, J.T. AND SCHRADER, F.C., 1933, METALLIFEROUS DEPOSITS OF THE GREATER HELENA MINING REGION, MONTANA: USGS BULL. 842
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.
