Mountain Con Mine

The Mountain Con Mine is a copper, zinc, and lead mine located in Silver Bow county, Montana at an elevation of 6,135 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

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Site Name

Primary: Mountain Con Mine
Secondary: Poulin

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Secondary: 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: Patented

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: The Anaconda Copper Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: New York
Info Year: 1981

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
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: Sphalerite
Unknown: Silver
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Argentite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): THE ANACONDA COMPANY HAS NO PRESENT PLANS TO RESUME ZINC MINING BUT THE SYNDICATE VEIN RESOURCES AND THE NEAR SURFACE RESOURCES AROUND THE ALICE PIT ARE BEING REEVALUATED BECAUSE OF RECENT SILVER AND ZINC PRICE INCREASES. THIS EVALUATION INCLUDES FIVE BUTTE ZINC MINES WHICH HAVE THE LARGEST POTENTIALLY MINEABLE REMAINING RESOURCES. THE EVALUATION INCLUDES THE ALICE ANSELMO BADGER, LEXINGTON, AND MOUNTAIN CON. MINES. 1985 UPDATE. NO ACTIVITY AT MINE SINCE 1981. NARROW VEIN WIDTH AND LENGTHS ARE AVERAGES OF THREE RESOURCE BLOCKS.

Comment (Economic Factors): THE PRODUCTION ZINC-LEAD RATIO OF 5.75 TO 1 (MILLER,1973).

Comment (Production): PRODUCTS LISTED ARE FOR THE OVERALL OPERATION AND NOT JUST THE MT.CON.MINE.

Comment (Workings): POSSIBLE GROUND SUBSIDENCE ALONG THE SYNDICATE VEIN AS A RESULT OF SUBLEVEL CAVING WOULD BE THE MOST SERIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN.

References

Reference (Deposit): DEPOSIT EVALUATION REPORT.

Reference (Deposit): MONTANA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS AVAILABILITY

Reference (Deposit): 262 PP.

Reference (Deposit): WETZEL, N., 1979, MANGANESE RESOURCES OF THE BUTTE DISTRICT,

Reference (Deposit): DISTRICT, MONTANA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PROF. PAPER 74,

Reference (Deposit): WEED, W. H., 1914, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BUTTE

Reference (Deposit): INC., NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 218 PP.

Reference (Deposit): THOMPSON, B., 1981, SENIOR GEOLOGIST FOR THE ANACONDA

Reference (Deposit): PP. 465-484.

Reference (Deposit): STOUT, K., 1980, MINING METHODS AND EQUIPMENT: MCGRAW-HILL,

Reference (Deposit): FORMATION, BUTTE, MONTANA: ECON. GEOL., V. 44, NO. 6,

Reference (Deposit): SALES, R. H., AND MEYER, C., 1944, PRELIMINARY STUDY OF VEIN

Reference (Deposit): AIME, V. 46, PP. 1-94.

Reference (Deposit): SALES, R. H., 1914, ORE DEPOSITS AT BUTTE, MONTANA: TRANS.

Reference (Deposit): OF ECON. GEOL., AUGUST 18-21, 1973, PP. G-2.

Reference (Deposit): MONTANA: IN GUIDEBOOK FOR THE BUTTE FIELD MEETING OF SOC.

Reference (Deposit): PROFFETT, J. M. JR., 1973, STRUCTURE OF THE BUTTE DISTRICT,

Reference (Deposit): MECHANICAL RAISE BORING: V. 33, NO. 3, PP. 273-276.

Reference (Deposit): NORMAN, N. E., AND DYE, J. H., 1981, THE ECONOMICS OF

Reference (Deposit): CHAP. 65, PP. 1373-1416.

Reference (Deposit): IN ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1933-1967, V. II,

Reference (Deposit): ANACONDA COMPANY, 1968, ORE DEPOSITS AT BUTTE, MONTANA:

Reference (Deposit): MEYER, C., SHEA, E. P., GODDARD, C. C. JR., AND STAFF, THE

Reference (Deposit): MINING AND CONTRACTING REVIEW, V. 59, NO. 4, P. 8.

Reference (Deposit): LINFORTH, F. A., 1952, ZINC RESOURCES BUTTE AND MONTANA:

Reference (Deposit): CONTRACT NO. J0255026, P. 374.

Reference (Deposit): GEOLOGIST FOR MOLYCORP. INC., PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS.

Reference (Deposit): ESTIMATING SYSTEM HANDBOOK: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES,

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 82 1970 P20.

Reference (Deposit): STRAAM ENGINEERS, INC., 1979, CAPITAL AND OPERATING COST

Reference (Deposit): DOUBLED HER OUTPUT; NO. 4, PP. 9-13.

Reference (Deposit): WORLD MINING, ANACONDA'S EMMA - MODERN METHODS AND MACHINERY

Reference (Deposit): PP. 119-123.

Reference (Deposit): MINING IN BUTTE: MINING CONGRESS JOURNAL, V. 48, NO. 4,

Reference (Deposit): HANNIFAN, M. K., 1972, MERITS OF OPEN PIT VS. UNDERGROUND

Reference (Deposit): (W.F.O.C.)

Reference (Deposit): GALE, G., 1981, METALLURGIST WITH THE U.S. BUREAU OF MINES

Reference (Deposit): ADMINISTRATION, PRIVATE REPORT, PP. 406-429.

Reference (Deposit): GAGE, H. L., THE BUTTE DISTRICT: BONNEVILLE POWER

Reference (Deposit): VO. 156, NO. 8, PP. 86-89.

Reference (Deposit): -----1981, RAISE DRILLING: V. 182, NO. 2, PP. 96-103.

Reference (Deposit): MINING TECHNIQUES AS BUTTE OUTPUT AND RESERVES CLIMB:

Reference (Deposit): V. 54, NO. 9, PP. 33-37.

Reference (Deposit): ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1955, ANACONDA CHANGES

Reference (Deposit): 4,100 FT HEAD PUMPING PLANT: MINING CONGRESS JOURNAL,

Reference (Deposit): CORBETT, R.P., AND RALHP, F.E., 1968, DEWATERING WITH A

Reference (Deposit): BRIMHALL, G., 1975, PRIVATE ANACONDA COPPER COMPANY REPORT.

Reference (Deposit): BUTTE: TRANS. AIME, V. 163, PP. 262-273.

Reference (Deposit): LEONARDSON, B., AND MC ALEER, J., 1981, EXPLORATION

Reference (Deposit): COMPANY, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION.

Reference (Deposit): KNOWLSON, J., 1981, PLANNING ENGINEER FOR THE ANACONDA

Reference (Deposit): CORPORATION.

Reference (Deposit): STUDY: PRIVATE REPORT PREPARED FOR KENNECOTT COPPER

Reference (Deposit): KAISER ENGINEERS, 1967, GLACIER PEAK PRELIMINARY FEASIBILITY

Reference (Deposit): VERBAL COMMUNICATION

Reference (Deposit): GEOLOGIST OF ANACONDAS BUTTE OPERATIONS: WRITTEN AND

Reference (Deposit): INDIAN LAND EVALUATIONS (W.F.O.C.), AND FORMER CHIEF

Reference (Deposit): INGERSOLL, R., 1981, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES SUPERVISOR OF

Reference (Deposit): BISHOP, L.F., 1945, VERTICAL SLICE AND SLOT STOPING AT

Reference (Deposit): GEOL., AUGUST 18-21, 1973, PP. F4-F10.

Reference (Deposit): GUIDEBOOK FOR THE BUTTE FIELD MEETING OF SOC. OF ECON.

Reference (Deposit): DISTRICT AND GEOLOGICAL FUNCTION, PAST AND PRESENT: IN

Reference (Deposit): MILLER, R. M., 1973, PRODUCTION HISTORY OF THE BUTTE

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.