Snow White

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

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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.