The Silver Cable is a mine located in Lincoln county, Montana at an elevation of 5,361 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,361 Feet (1,634 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 48.1392, -115.62920
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Silver Cable MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Cable
Commodity
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Montana
County: Lincoln
District: Libby District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Wilderness
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
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Environmental Factors): THE MINE WAS LOCATED ON A MOUNTAINSIDE WELL ABOVE (800 TO 1,000 FEET) THE CABLE CREEK DRAINAGE; HOWEVER, NO SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED DUE TO INACCESSIBILITY OF THE WORKINGS. THERE APPEARED TO BE A GOOD VEGETATIVE COVER ON THE THE DUMPS AND NO DIRECT MIGRATION ROUTES TO SURFACE WATER. THE LITERATURE REPORTED THAT A SMALL MILL WAS CONSTRUCTED FOR THIS MINE BUT NEVER OPERATED. NO EVIDENCE OF THE MILL WAS FOUND DURING THE INVESTIGATION. ONE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS MINE OPENING (ADIT) WAS IDENTIFIED AT THE SITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-157.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 956, 1948, P. 115 & PLATE # 1
Reference (Deposit): MBM & G MEM,15. 1935, P45
Reference (Deposit): MBM&G BULL 79, P95.
Reference (Deposit): MONTANA DEPT. OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES
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.
