Mineral King - Tarbox Mine

The Mineral King - Tarbox Mine is a lead and zinc mine located in Mineral county, Montana at an elevation of 3,901 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: Mineral King - Tarbox Mine
Secondary: Tarbox Mine
Secondary: Mineral King Mine

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold

Location

State: Montana
County: Mineral
District: Saltese 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: Sunshine Mining Co

Owner Name: Mineral King Mining Co., Max Swanson

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Coeur D'Alene Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: R
Description: A Major Structural Grain Trends Nw And Consists Of Subparallel Faults And Folds Major Fault Is The Osburn. This Fault Seems To Demarcate A Change In Folding Form With Folds To The North Showing Signs Of More Intense Structural Deformation Than Those To The South.

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Hydrothermal Bleaching Is Common Within A Belt Approx 1 Mi Wide Along The North Side Of The Osburn Fault Zone. It Has Been Used As A Guide To Ore Deposits.

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Covellite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Ankerite
Gangue: Limonite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): ORE CONTENT OF VEIN DERIVED FROM ANALYSIS OF VEIN MATERIAL IN DUMP. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Location): ON MIDDLE FORK OF PACKER CREEK

Comment (Development): MINE ACTIVE UNTIL 1922 . SOME DEVELOPMENT WORK WAS DONE FROM LATE 1950'S UNTIL AROUND 1970 .

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS WERE CAVED AND FLOODED, AS OF 1956 . 1914 PUBLICATION STATES THAT A 500 FT SHAFT WAS SUNK ON THE VEIN.

References

Reference (Deposit): WALLACE, R. E. AND HOSTERMAN, J. W., 1956 , RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGY OF WESTERN MINERAL COUNTY, MONTANA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1027-M, P. 60 .

Reference (Deposit): CALKINS, F. C. AND JONES, E. L. JR., 1914 , ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE REGION AROUND MULLAN, IDAHO AND SALTESE, MONTANA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 540 , P. 192 .

Reference (Deposit): CROWLEY, F. A., 1962 , DIRECTORY OF KNOWN MINING ENTEPRISES, 1961 : MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 25 , P. 37 .

Reference (Deposit): LAWSON, D. C., 1972 , DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1971 : MONTANA BUR MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 86 , P. 14 .

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.