Glengarry Mine

The Glengarry Mine is a copper mine located in Silver Bow county, Montana.

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: Glengarry Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Silver Bow

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 46.01083, -112.51528

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Glengarry Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Glengarry Mine


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Montana
County: Silver Bow
District: Butte District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: PINCH AND SWELL


Structure

Type: R
Description: Boulder Batholith

Type: L
Description: Rarus Fault


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Enargite
Ore: Chalcocite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): WEST OF THE NO. 3 MINE.

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION WAS RECORDED FOR 1922, 1924, 1925, 1938

Comment (Deposit): THE VEIN IS CUT OFF AND DISPLACED BY SEVERAL MINOR FAULTS. THE WIDTH VARIES FROM 6-15 FT. THE VEIN IS SHATTERED AND IMPREGNATED WITH ENARGITE AND CHALCOCITE TO A DEPTH OF 200 FT. THE MINERALS BECOME LESS BELOW THAT LEVEL, THE VEIN BECOMING A SOLID MASS OF PYRITE AND QUARTZ.


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 74, P. 191-92.

Reference (Deposit): USGS FILES.

Reference (Deposit): USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOKS, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1938

Reference (Production): USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOKS.


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.