The Spitfire Mine is a copper mine located in Mineral county, Montana.
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Mine Info
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Spitfire Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Spitfire Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Mineral
District: Sevenmile 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: Mrs. Donald Graham
Owner Name: Silver Trend Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Coeur D'Alene Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Development): MINE WAS UNDERGOING DEVELOPMENT IN 1971 . WAS PRODUCING AND DEVELOPING IN 1964 . WAS INACTIVE IN 1972 .
Comment (Location): APPROX 3.5 MI SE OF OLSEN PEAK
References
Reference (Production): GEACH, R. D., 1965 : MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 86 , P. 26 .
Reference (Deposit): LAWSON, D. C., 1973 , DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1972 : MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 88 , P. 18 .
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 09-23-1969
Reference (Deposit): LAWSON, D. C., 1972 , DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1971 : MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 86 , P. 14 .
Reference (Deposit): GEACH, R. D., 1965 , DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1964 : MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 46 , P. 26 .
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.
