The Rena Mine is a lead, gold, and silver mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 7,100 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: 7,100 Feet (2,164 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 45.31417, -112.88278
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Rena Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rena Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Argenta District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Western Mining And Exploration Co.
Home Office: Dillon, Mt
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1884
Discovery Method: 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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 95.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 85.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 6.
Reference (Production): GEACH, R. D., 1972, MT. BUREAU OF MINES OF GEOLOGY 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.
