The Osage Chief Mine is a gold, copper, and iron mine located in Lewis and Clark county, Montana.
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Mine Info
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Osage Chief Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Osage Chief Mine
Secondary: Crissman Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Montana
County: Lewis and Clark
District: Austin District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: J. W. S. Corr
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Contact Metasomatic
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
Type: R
Description: Boulder Batholith
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: $20/TON AU-CU-FE ORE
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Hematite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): S OF COPPER HILL MINE
Comment (Production): $10,000 IN AU-CU-FE ORE BETWEEN 1910-1912. ORE WORTH $20/TON
Comment (Deposit): ALL ORE SAID TO HAVE BEEN FOUND WITHIN 20 FT. OF SURFACE
Comment (Workings): LARGE OPEN CUT AND SHORT INCLINED SHAFT.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 842, P. 61
Reference (Deposit): MBMG 1C 13, P. 29
Reference (Production): USGS BULL 842, 61.
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.
