The Jupiter is a silver and gold mine located in Jefferson county, Montana at an elevation of 6,001 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: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 45.88083, -112.29806
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Jupiter MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Jupiter
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Montana
County: Jefferson
District: Pipestone 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: Joe Costello
Home Office: Phillipsburg
Years: 1960 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1945
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION IN 1945 AND 1949
Comment (Workings): 60 FT SHAFT IS CAVED. 2 ADITS, 38 AND 150 FEET LONG.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: 3 FT FISSURE, 300 FT LONG
References
Reference (Deposit): ROBY, R.N., ACKERMAN, W.C., FULKERSON, F.B., AND CROWLEY, F.A., 1960, MINE AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, JEFFERSON COUNTY, MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 16, 122 P.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 12-20-1961
Reference (Deposit): 1960 RECON ROBY, MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 16
Reference (Production): MBMG BULL. 16
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.
