The Unnamed Quartz-Limonite Occurrence is a sulfides and iron mine located in Lincoln county, Montana at an elevation of 3,999 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 3,999 Feet (1,219 Meters)
Commodity: Sulfides, Iron
Lat, Long: 47.93694, -115.27639
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Unnamed Quartz-Limonite Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Quartz-Limonite Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Sulfides
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Montana
County: Lincoln
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Cabinet Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Shear Zone Strikes Eastward.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): QUARTZ VEINS IN THIS AREA ARE CHARACTERIZED BY SMALL AMOUNTS OF CHALCOPYRITE AND OTHER BASE METALS.
Comment (Location): VEINS EXPOSED IN ROADCUTS ON THE J. NEILS - BAY HORSE CREEK ROAD FROM EAST FISHER RIVER TO MCGINNIS CREEK.
Comment (Deposit): VEINLETS TO 1 FT IN WIDTH IN A 15 FT SHEAR ZONE ARE ASSOCIATED WITH MAIN VEIN.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: 3 FT. QTZ LIMONITE VEIN
References
Reference (Deposit): MONT. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. BULL. 29, 1962, P. 33
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 01-11-1963
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.
