The Mcconnell Wellman Group is a silver, lead, zinc, and copper mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 7,402 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: 7,402 Feet (2,256 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper
Lat, Long: 45.44722, -113.08056
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Mcconnell Wellman Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mcconnell Wellman Group
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Elkhorn 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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Stanley Fitzwater And Others
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
Physiographic Detail: Pioneer Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: NARROW SEAMS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Pioneer Batholith, Comet Fault
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: A SORTED SAMPLE ASSAYED 1.05% CU, 5.30% PB, 2.70% ZN, 5.0 OZ AG/TON, AND 0.020 OZ AU/TON.
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Copper
Comments
Comment (Development): ELEVEN PATENTED CLAIMS.
Comment (Deposit): ORES ARE IN PLANES OF MOVEMENT AND ARE CROSSED BY LATER FAULTS. SOME SEAMS ARE FLAT AND DIP GENTLY TO THE WEST; OTHERS ARE NEARLY VERTICAL AND STRIKE ABOUT EAST.
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL ADITS, SOME AS LONG AS THE 3200 FT. ADIT ON THE W.M.C. CLAIM.
Comment (Location): 11 CLAIMS ON DIVIDE BETWEEN WELLMAN AND DINGLEY CREEKS.
References
Reference (Deposit): WINCHELL, A.N., 1914, MINING DISTRICTS, DILLON QUADRANGLE, MONTANA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 574, P. 170.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 85, P. 109.
Reference (Deposit): 1914 RECON WINCHELL, A.N., U.S.G.S. BULL. 574
Reference (Deposit): 1972 COMPILE M.B.M.G. BULL. 85
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.
