The K and K Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Mineral county, Montana at an elevation of 4,800 feet.
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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: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 47.30611, -115.39917
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K and K Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: K and K Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Mineral
District: Deer Creek District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Wayne Koski
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Bitterroot Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Nw Striking Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Location): 1 MI NW OF GOLD PEAK
Comment (Development): MINE WAS IN DEVELOPING STAGE AS OF 1977
References
Reference (Deposit): LAWSON, D. C., 1978 , DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1977 : MONTANA BUR MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL 107 , P. 16 .
Reference (Deposit): HARRISON, J. E., AND OTHERS, 1974 PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF PART OF THE WALLACE 1:250000 SHEET, IDAHO-MONTANA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPT. 74 - 37 .
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.
