The Minnie Lee Prospect is a silver and copper mine located in Granite county, Montana at an elevation of 7,598 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,598 Feet (2,316 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 46.12833, -113.28806
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Minnie Lee Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Minnie Lee Prospect
Secondary: Black Tail No. 1
Secondary: Minnie Lee 1 & 2 Mines
Secondary: Lucky Seven
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Chromium
Location
State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Anaconda Range Area
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: D. And R. Eccleston, B. Pruish, F. Roc, B. Fitzpatrick.
Owner Name: L. A. Sherrill
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Anaconda Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Devonian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 500 PPM CR
Analytical Data: 50 PPM AG
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL ADITS AND PITS
Comment (Deposit): JEFFERSON LIMESTONE STRIKES N 45 E DIPS 30 DEG SE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV
Comment (Deposit): JEFFERSON LST STRIKES N 45 E DIPS 30 SE. SCHEELITE IS PERSISTENT IN A QUARTZ-CALCITE VEIN. VEIN AVERAGES 1 FT IN WIDTH AND IS EXPOSED FOR 100 FT. IT HAS A VERTICAL RANGE OF 25 FT.
Comment (Location): WALKER INCORRECTLY SHOWS MINNIE LEE IN SECTION 10
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM R1 5612, P. 2, 27, 29, 38, 40
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 49, P. 12.
Reference (Deposit): 1958 GEOLMAP USBM WALKE
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.
