The Summit is a silver, lead, and zinc mine located in Broadwater county, Montana at an elevation of 4,911 feet.
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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: 4,911 Feet (1,497 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 46.09583, -111.74889
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Summit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Summit
Secondary: Old Summit
Secondary: Montana Silver Star
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Montana
County: Broadwater
District: Cedar Plains District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Roy E. Nicolls, Toston, Mt.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1887
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: FLATTENED, PIPE - LIKE
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Limonite
Ore: Smithsonite
Comments
Comment (Geology): LIMESTONE BEDS ON EAST LIMB OF N TRENDING ANTICLINE FURTHER DEFORMED BY SE PLUNGING FOLD
Comment (Commodity): MINERALS CONTAINED IN BRECCIATED LIMESTONE GANGUE CEMENTED BY CALCITE & QUARTZ
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION REPORTED BY REED (1951) INDICATES OREE AVERAGED 0.1% COPPER, 10.6% LEAD, 2.5% ZINC, 0.03 OUNCES OF GOLD & 8.5 OUNCES OF SILVER PER TON.
Comment (Workings): LAWSON (1974) LISTS PROPERTY AS DEVELOPING AND THAT IT HAS TWO EMPLOYEES.
References
Reference (Deposit): REED, G. C., 1951, MINES & MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS), BROADWATER CO., MT., U.S. BUR. OF MINES INF. CIRC. 7592.
Reference (Deposit): LAWSON, D. C., 1974, DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1974, MT. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 95.
Reference (Deposit): 1951 COMPILE U.S.B.M. INFO. CIRC. 7592, REED, G. C
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.
