The Hudson Mine is a copper mine located in Lewis and Clark county, Montana.
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Mine Info
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Hudson Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hudson Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Montana
County: Lewis and Clark
District: Wolf Creek District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: S. C. Hudson
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE SHIPMENT 10-20% CU, 4-20 OZ/TON AG, $.60/TON AU.
Analytical Data: 16 TONS ORE, 10% CU, 5 OZ/TON AG, .01 OZ/TON AU
Analytical Data: ASSAYS FROM SMELTER RETURNS
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Bornite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): S SIDE OF LITTLE CREEK.
Comment (Production): OVER 14 CAR LOADS OF ORE. OTHER RECORDS NOT AVAILABLE.
Comment (Workings): 3 ADITS (2 LOWER ARE CAVED), TRAMWAY FROM UPPER ADIT. HIGHEST ADIT IS 100 FT LONG.
References
Reference (Production): USGS BULL 842, P. 113.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 842, P. 112-13
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.
