Pyrenees Mine

The Pyrenees Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Deer Lodge county, Montana at an elevation of 6,880 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

Name: Pyrenees Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Deer Lodge

Elevation: 6,880 Feet (2,097 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 46.19528, -113.23750

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Pyrenees Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Pyrenees Mine


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Arsenic


Location

State: Montana
County: Deer Lodge
District: Georgetown (Southern Cross, Cable) District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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: The Pyrenees Development Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1870
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Flint Creek Range


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: VERTICAL SHEET


Structure

Type: R
Description: Philipsburg Batholith

Type: L
Description: Cable Stock


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation Near Surface, Sulfide Ore Below


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Production): $250000 IN AU, SOME ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS FOR CU, 1870-1949.

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)

Comment (Deposit): THE ORE WAS OXIDIZED NEAR THE SURFACE, HEAVY SULFIDE ORE WAS ENCOUNTERED BELOW.

Comment (Workings): ANOTHER ADIT HAS A PORTAL W OF CLAIM AND INTERSECTS VEIN ON 77FT LEVEL. ADDITIONAL LEVELS DRIVEN ON SHAFT AT 168 AND 266FT.


References

Reference (Deposit): MBMG M&M NO 31, P. 20-1.

Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 78, P. 236.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 84, P. 18, 19.

Reference (Production): MBMG BULL 84. MBMG MEM 31, P. 21; USGS-USBM MINERAL YEAR BOOK '50

Reference (Deposit): 1966 GEOLMAP MBMG EARLL

Reference (Deposit): 1906 GEOLMAP EMMONS AND CALKINS

Reference (Deposit): USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOKS, 1918, 1933, 1935, 1949, 1950.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG INF. CIR. 31, PLATE 4


Principal Gold Districts of Montana

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.