The Boss Mine is a lead, zinc, and silver mine located in Cascade county, Montana at an elevation of 5,951 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: 5,951 Feet (1,814 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Silver
Lat, Long: 46.94, -110.73167
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Boss Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Boss Mine
Secondary: Rochester Mine
Secondary: Atlantus Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Montana
County: Cascade
District: Neihart District
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
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: Little Belt Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Pre - Beltian Gneisses Etc, Arched Upward In Little Belt Mountains
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Proustite
Ore: Pyrargyrite
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Ankerite
Gangue: Rhodochrosite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ADIT USED, ALTITUDE APPROXIMATE SECTIONS NOT SURVEYED
Comment (Deposit): THERE ARE THREE VEINS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DEPOSIT, THE FIRST IS DESCRIBED ABOVE WITH THE DIP VARYING FROM 65 TO 85 DEGREES. THE SECOND VEIN DIPS ABOUT 65 DEGREES WEST. NO ATTITUDE WAS MENTIONED ABOUT THE THIRD VEIN.
Comment (Workings): NO DEPTH GIVEN FOR THESE WORKINGS
References
Reference (Deposit): SCHAFER, P. A., 1935 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE NEIHART MINING DISTRICT CASCADE COUNTY, MONTANA, MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. MEM NO. 13 P. 47
Reference (Deposit): YOUNG, F. M., CROWLEY, F. A., SAHINEN, V. M., 1962 , MARKETING PROBLEMS OF SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISES ENGAGED IN LEAD AND ZINC MINING, MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 30 , P. 20
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.
