The Skyline Mine is a gold mine located in Jefferson county, Montana at an elevation of 8,350 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,350 Feet (2,545 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 46.28889, -111.87917
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Skyline Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Skyline Mine
Secondary: John Sloss
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Montana
County: Jefferson
District: Elkhorn Mining District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Unknown
Ownership
Owner Name: Elkhorn Consolidated, Inc.
Owner Name: Smith, Walter And Christine
Owner Name: Ingman, A. D.
Owner Name: Tangen, L.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
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: ELLIPTICAL
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAYS FROM SHAFT BETWEEN 94 AND 164 FT AVERAGED 0.022 OZ AU AND 0.8 OZ AG/TON, 0.6% PB, 0.4% ZN, TRACE CU
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Tourmaline
Gangue: Marcasite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): MINE DEVELOPED BY 3 ADITS (2 CAVED) AND 3 SHALLOW SHAFTS. WINZE FROM MAIN ADIT SUNK 170 FT., AND 166 FT. DRIFT AND CROSSCUT FROM NEAR WINZE BOTTOM
References
Reference (Deposit): KLEPPER, M.R., WEEKS, R.A., AND RUPPEL, E.T., 1957, GEOLOGY OF THE SOUTHERN ELKHORN MOUNTAINS, JEFFERSON AND BROADWATER COUNTIES, MONTANA: USGS PROF. PAPER 292, P. 70
Reference (Deposit): ROBY, R.N., ACKERMAN, W.C., FULKERSON, F.B. AND CROWLEY, F.A., 1960, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS) JEFFERSON COUNTY, MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 16, P. 63
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.
