The Helen Creek Lead-Zinc Occurrence is a mine located in Flathead county, Montana at an elevation of 6,201 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
Elevation: 6,201 Feet (1,890 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 47.7, -113.26667
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Helen Creek Lead-Zinc Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Helen Creek Lead-Zinc Occurrence
Commodity
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Montana
County: Flathead
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
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Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1926
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral Not In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Helen Mountains - Flathead Range
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
Comment (Location): ON HELEN CREEK TRAIL WHERE IT TURNS FROM A NORTHEASTERLY TO A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION. PRECISE LOCATION UNCERTAIN. TOWNSHIP, RANGE, AND SECTION INFERRED LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 7-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH USFS LAND OWNERSHIP BOUNDARIES, 1:126,720 SCALE.
Comment (Deposit): OCCURRENCE WAS NOTED AS FLOAT ONLY
References
Reference (Deposit): JOHNS, WILLIS M., 1964, PROGRESS REPORT ON GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS IN THE KOOTENAI - FLATHEAD AREA, NORTHWEST MONTANA. 6. SOUTHEASTERN FLATHEAD COUNTY AND NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 42, P. 4
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.
