The R and M Claims is a uranium mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 6,401 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: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 45.64667, -112.54306
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R and M Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: R and M Claims
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Melrose (Camp Creek) District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Rowell, R.F., And Mclaughlin, E.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENS OR CHIMNEY
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fractures, West Limb Of Nw Trending Anticline
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation Brecciation
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEIGER-MUELLER COUNTER READINGS OF LENS WERE TWICE BACKGROUND. ; GEOL.DESC: IN LENS OR CHIMNEY 3 X 25 FT., BRECCIATED.
Comment (Deposit): CHIP SAMPLES OF LENS CONTAIN 0.025 PERCENT EQUIVALENT URANIUM AND 0.035 PERCENT URANIUM. URANIUM MAY BE PRESENT IN A SECONDARY MINERAL. A PRIMARY URANIFEROUS DEPOSIT MAY OCCUR BENEATH OXIDIZED ZONE.
Comment (Commodity): UNIDENTIFIED MINERAL
Comment (Workings): BULLDOZER CUT, 125 FT LONG, 7 FT DEEP.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 988-H, 1953, P. 183.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 01-18-1963
Reference (Deposit): 1953 RECON TRITES, A.F., TOOKER, E.W., U.S.G.S., BULL. 988-
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, AP, JR, ET AL, 1962, USGS MAP MR-21, P. 13.
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.
