The Travona is a mine located in Silver Bow county, Montana at an elevation of 5,551 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
Elevation: 5,551 Feet (1,692 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 46.005, -112.54500
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Travona MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Travona
Commodity
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Aluminum
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Tertiary: Silica
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Silver Bow
District: Butte 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
Type: Unknown
Type: Patented
Type: Fee Ownership
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Anaconda Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Montana
Info Year: 1975
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1917
Discovery Year: 1917
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Rhodochrosite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): INTERNATIONAL GEOL. CONGRESS XVI SESSION GUIDEBOOK 23 PERRY
Reference (Deposit): CHARLES MEYER ORE DEPOSITS OF THE U.S. 1937-1967 PP 13741THR
Reference (Deposit): J.T. PARDEE U.S.G.S. BULL. 690E MANGANESE AT BUTTE MONTANA
Reference (Deposit): W.H.WEED GEOL. AND ORE DEPOSITS BUTTE DIST. USGS PROF PAPER
Reference (Deposit): L.H.HART 16 TH INTERNATIONAL GEOLCONG. 1935 COPPER RES OF TH
Reference (Deposit): G.V.SULLIVAN USBM R.I.5728
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 427 P.135
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 725C
Reference (Deposit): W.H. WEED USGS FOLIO 38 BUTTE SPECIAL FOLIO 1897
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.
