The Marcelline is a silver mine located in Judith Basin county, Montana.
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Mine Info
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Marcelline MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Marcelline
Secondary: Marcelline Tunnel No. 2 of Liberty
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Montana
County: Judith Basin
District: Barker Mining District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
Comment (Environmental Factors): THERE WERE NO TAILINGS OR DISCHARGING ADITS ON-SITE. THERE WAS ONE FILLED SHAFT DISCHARGING APPROXIMATELY 4 GPM WITH A PH OF 3.08. CADMIUM, NICKEL, AND ANTIMONY EXCEEDED MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVELS. AN ADIT DISCHARGE FROM THE DANNY T MINE, UP-SLOPE FROM THIS SITE, FLOWED THROUGH WASTE ROCK #4 PRIOR TO DISCHARGING INTO GALENA CREEK. THIS DISCHARGE EXCEEDED THE MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVELS FOR ARSENIC, CADMIUM, COPPER, NICKEL, AND ANTIMONY. THERE WERE NO OBSERVED RELEASES DOCUMENTED ON GALENA CREEK FROM THE WATER SAMPLES (THE CREEK HAS UPGRADIENT SOURCES). GALENA CREEK EXCEEDED CADMIUM AND ANTIMONY MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVELS BOTH UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THIS SITE. THEREFORE, THESE EXCEEDANCES ARE NOT DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTED TO THIS SITE. THERE WERE TWO OPEN ADITS AND ONE PARTIALLY OPEN SHAFT (SIX FEET) ON-SITE THAT WRE CLASSIFIED AS HAZARDOUS MINE OPENINGS.
References
Reference (Deposit): FIGURE 25, P. 46.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 752, 1973,
Reference (Deposit): PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-112.
Reference (Deposit): MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONDED HARDROCK MINS
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.
