Corral Gulchmine

The Corral Gulchmine is a silica mine located in Jefferson county, Montana at an elevation of 5,719 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: Corral Gulchmine
Secondary: Leu Mine

Commodity

Primary: Silica

Location

State: Montana
County: Jefferson
District: Clancy-Lump Gulch 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

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Anderson, A.
Home Office: Clancy, Mt.

Owner Name: J. F. Williams, Pullman, Wa.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: PIPE - LIKE BODY

Structure

Type: R
Description: Boulder Batholith

Type: L
Description: Boulder Batholith

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 99.65% S102

Materials

Ore: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): 1972 ESTIMATE BY ANONYMOUS 1966 ESTIMATE BY CHELINI

Comment (Location): HIGH ON N SIDE OF ROAD, 0.5 KM PAST NATIONAL FOREST BOUNDARY. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1950)

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT DESCRIBED AS A NEAR - VERTICAL QUARTZ BODY INTRUDING QUARTZ MONZONITE OF THE BOULDER BATHOLITH

Comment (Workings): SOME SAMPLING FOR ANALYSIS, ONLY WORK DONE

Comment (Deposit): MEASURED RESERVES - APPROXIMATELY 275,000 TONS ACTUAL MINEABLE TONNAGE LESS DUE TO FELDSPAR STRINGERS AND INCLUSIONS (ACCORDING TO CHELINI) 99.65 PERCENT SIO2

References

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 16, P. 86-7.

Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 428, PL. 1.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 54, P. 20.

Reference (Deposit): ANONYMOUS, 1972 , SILICA ROCK DEPOSITS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST: RAW MATERIALS RESEARCH SECTION INDUSTRIAL AND REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, BURLINGTON NORTHERN, INC., ST. PAUL, MINN. REPORT NO. 3 P. 66 - 68

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.