The Unidentified Copper Occurrence is a copper mine located in Gallatin county, Montana at an elevation of 8,301 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: 8,301 Feet (2,530 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 45.24861, -111.22500
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Unidentified Copper Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unidentified Copper Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Montana
County: Gallatin
District: Gallatin Range
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: Madison Range - Gallatin Ridge
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Spanish Peaks Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Malachite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED ON CREST BETWEEN A SOUTH FORK OF LEVINSKI CREEK AND GALLATIN RIVER.
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL PROSPECT PITS
Comment (Geology): VEINS LOCATED NEAR AND TREND ALMOST PARALLEL TO THE FAULT.
References
Reference (Deposit): 1964 GEOLMAP MB.MG., BULL 4
Reference (Deposit): MCMANNIS, W, & CHADWICK, R., 1964, GEOLOGY OF THE GARNET MTN. QUAD., GALLATIN CO., MONT., MONT. BUR OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULL 43, P. 43
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.
