Jack Pine Project

The Jack Pine Project is a palladium, pge, and platinum mine located in Sweet Grass county, Montana at an elevation of 9,154 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: Jack Pine Project
Secondary: J-M Reef
Secondary: East Boulder Project
Secondary: Frog Pond Audit
Secondary: Boulder Creek Mine

Commodity

Primary: Palladium
Primary: PGE
Primary: Platinum
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Nickel

Location

State: Montana
County: Sweet Grass

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Stillwater Pgm Resources
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Montana
Info Year: 1988

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: PGE Reef
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y

Physiography

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

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Merensky Reef PGE

Orebody

Name: J-M Reef

Structure

Type: L
Structure: Folds

Type: L
Structure: Faults

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATION TAKEN FROM PGM RESOURCES OPERATING PLANS. LOCATION CHECKS OUT WITH MBMG, FOR "FROG POND ADIT" PROPERTY

Comment (Location): Main entrance is over 2 miles NE of the ore zone (J-M Reef). The Frog Pond Adit was not selected for the final mine development.

References

Reference (Geology): Czamanske, G.K., and Zientek, M.L., technical editors, 1985, The Stillwater Complex, Montana: Geology and guide: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Special Publication 92, 396 p.

Reference (Deposit): U. S. BUR MINES OPEN FILE REPORT, MLA 19-93, APPENDIX A,NO. 134, P A-27.

Reference (Deposit): MCHUGH, E., 1994, MLA STUDY IN PREPARATION.

Reference (Deposit): STILLWATER PGM RESOURCES, 1990 PLAN OF OPERATIONS, GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST, BOZEMAN, MT.

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.