The Nancy Lee Mine is a silver, copper, zinc, and lead mine located in Mineral county, Montana at an elevation of 3,691 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: 3,691 Feet (1,125 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead
Lat, Long: 47.27028, -114.95306
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Nancy Lee Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Nancy Lee Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Mineral
District: Keystone 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
Owner Name: Nancy Lee Mines, Inc.
Owner Name: Atlas Mining Co.
Home Office: Spokane, Wa
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Nine Mile Divide
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Near Osburn Fault Zone - The Osburn Fault Is A Continuation Of The Montana Lineament
Type: L
Description: Faults Related To Osburn Fault - Shears Strike N 50 Deg W
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): FIGURES ABOVE FOR KING VEIN - THE QUEEN VEIN IS 2 TO 4 FT WIDE AND EXTENDS TO THE 245 FOOT LEVEL
Comment (Production): AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF ORE REPORTED BEFORE 1905. NO PRODUCTION 1919-27, 1929-35, 1937-43. NO GOLD 1928. NO SILVER, COPPER OR LEAD 1936. NO ZINC BEFORE 1928 OR IN 1936.
References
Reference (Deposit): CAMPBELL, A. B., 1960 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE ST. REGIS - SUPERIOR AREA, MINERAL COUNTY, MONTANA: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1082 - I, P. 590 - 593
Reference (Deposit): YOUNG, FRANCIS M., CROWLEY, FRANK A., SAHINEN, UUNO M., 1962, MARKETING PROBLEMS OF SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISES ENGAGED IN LEAD AND ZINC MINING, MONTANA BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 30, P. 31
Reference (Production): CAMPBELL, 1960 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, ETC., P. 593
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.
