The Snow White is a silica mine located in Deer Lodge county, Montana at an elevation of 7,598 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: 7,598 Feet (2,316 Meters)
Commodity: Silica
Lat, Long: 46.25028, -112.97167
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Snow White MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Snow White
Secondary: Snow White Silica
Commodity
Primary: Silica
Location
State: Montana
County: Deer Lodge
District: Flint Creek Range Area
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: John J. Meloy, Anaconda, Mt. 59711 , Anaconda, Mt.
Owner Name: Boggs And Davis, Inc., Ione, Wash.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1963
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Flint Creek Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Northeast - Trending Fault
Alterations
Not available
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
Not available
Materials
Ore: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 3 PERIODS OF MINERALIZATION: THE OLDER (LATE CRET) AND MORE PRODUCTIVE ORE BODIES ARE AURIFEROUS SILVER-LEAD VEINS IN TOURMALINIZED AND SERICITIZED QUARTZ MONZONITE IN THE UPPER PART OF THE BATHOLITH. THE TERTIARY DEPOSITS ARE LOW GRADE AND CONSIST OF ALTERED RHYOLITE IMPREGNATED WITH AU ALONG SMALL FRACTURES. IN SEVERAL MINE DUMPS RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL HAS BEEN FOUND.
Comment (Workings): EXTENSIVE MINING HAS BEEN DONE IN THIS AREA - THIS IS A DESCRIPTION OF THE MOUNTAIN LEAD CO. MINE.
Comment (Geology): MORE THAN 100 QUARTZ VEINS ARE KNOWN IN THE DISTRICT. ALL THE VEINS ON THE W SIDE OF RED MOUNTAIN EXTEND NORTHWARD TO LEE MOUNTAIN-VALLEY FORGE ZONE. THE LEE MOUNTAIN-VALLEY FORGE SHEAR ZONE TRENDS N50-60E AND DIPS STEEPLY. IT CONSISTS OF FAULTS, VEINS, AND ALTERED ROCK ACROSS A WIDTH OF A FEW HUNDRED FEET, AND IT IS ABOUT 5 MILES LONG.
Comment (Deposit): A CONSIDERABLE PLACER DEPOSIT IS SAID TO REMAIN ON TRY AGAIN CREEK NEAR MOUNTAIN SUMMIT.
Comment (Location): SURROUNDING AREA IS OF HIGH RELIEF; NEAR CONTINENTAL DIVIDE
Comment (Reserve-Resource): BASED ON POSSIBLE OUTCROP AREA PROJECTED TO A DEPTH OF ONE-HALF ITS LENGTH
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1967)
Comment (Production): QUARTZ PEBBLE HAS BEEN PRODUCED.
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: GOOD MARKET IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST - RAIL RATES DETERMINING FACTOR
Comment (Geology): TACTITE INDICATES BURIED PLUTON - GRANITIC DIKE WITHIN 200 FT OF DEPOSIT
Comment (Reserve-Resource): BASED ON OUTCROPS THAT EXTEND ABOVE THE SURFACE
Comment (Production): TOTAL FOR ENTIRE PERIOD EST. $7,000,000. 1909-1928 = $584,000. AU = $314,000. OTHERS ABOVE
Comment (Development): MINES THAT HAVE:PRODUCED: AMERICAN FLAG, ARMSTRONG, BEATRICE, BUNKER HILL, DANIEL STANTON, EUREKA, EVERGREEN, FREE SPEECH, JOHNY, JUSTICE, LEE MOUNTAIN, LEXINGTON, LITTLE LILLY GROUP, LITTLE SAMPSON, MCCAWBER, MONTE CRISTO, NORTH PACIFIC PAUPERS DREAM, PEERLESS JENNIE, PORPHYRY DIKE, RED MOUNTAIN. ; ECON.COM: WATER FOR MILLING FEED THE DRAINAGE BASIN OF TENMILE CREEK (HELENA CITY WATER SUPPLY).
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1963 (YEAR CLAIMS LOCATED)
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 58, P. 55.
Reference (Deposit): 1963 GEOLMAP US BUR MINES
Reference (Deposit): 1965 GEOCHEM MONT BUR MINES GEOL
Reference (Deposit): 1971 RECON BURLINGTON NORTHERN
Reference (Production): MBMG BULL 54. P. 39.
Reference (Deposit): ANONYMOUS, 1972, SILICA ROCK DEPOSITS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST: REPORT NO. 3 RAW MATERIALS RESEARCH SECTION, INDUSTRIAL AND REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT BURLINGTON NORTHERN INC., ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA, P. 85, 86
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 84, P. 53.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 54, P. 35-39.
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.
