The Comet Group is a silver, gold, copper, and lead mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 8,799 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: 8,799 Feet (2,682 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead
Lat, Long: 45.45833, -113.04639
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Comet Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Comet Group
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Elkhorn District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Type: Unknown
Ownership
Owner Name: Blue Sky Mining Corp.
Owner Name: Georesources Inc.
Home Office: Williston, Nd
Years: 1976 -
Production
Year: 1970
Time Period: 1960 - 1970
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.01 Oz Au/T, 27.43 Oz Ag/T, 0.3 % Cu
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Pioneer Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Comet Fault, Pioneer Batholith
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: CRUDE ORE SHIPPED IN 1969 CONTAINED .01 OZ AU AND 12 OZ AG/TON, 0.13% CU
Materials
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Comments
Comment (Location): 1:24000 QUADRANGLE MAP IS A 1959 EDITION
Comment (Commodity): ORE WAS OXIDIZED TO AT LEAST 600 FT. BELOW SURFACE.
Comment (Production): OLD UNPUBLISHED REPORTS INDICATE EARLY, UNRECORDED, PRODUCTION WAS PRIOR TO 1900. PRODUCTION IN 1960 - 1964 & 1969 - 1970.
References
Reference (Deposit): WINCHELL, A.N., 1914, MINING DISTRICTS OF THE DILLON QUADRANGLE, MONTANA AND ADJACENT AREAS: USGS BULL. 574, P. 168-170
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 85, P. 107.
Reference (Deposit): 1972 COMPILE M.B.M.G. BULL. 8
Reference (Production): OME FILES
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.
