The Solar Silver Mine is a lead mine located in Jefferson county, Montana at an elevation of 7,480 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,480 Feet (2,280 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 46.3319, -111.87940
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Solar Silver Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Solar Silver Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Jefferson
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Campioa Gold And Silver
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1977
Owner Name: Solar Silver Mines, Inc.
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1977
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): NO MILL TAILINGS WERE OBSERVED AT THIS SITE DURING THE INVESTIGATION. ONE DISCHARGING ADIT WAS OBSERVED AT THE SITE. THE DISCHARGE EVENTUALLY FLOWED INTO AN UNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF MIDDLE FORK WARM SPRINGS CREEK. MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVELS FOR ARSENIC AND CADMIUM WERE EXCEEDED IN THE ADIT DISCHARGE. THE PH MEASUREMENT IN THE DISCHARGE WAS 6.94. MIDDLE FORK WARM SPRINGS CREEK FLOWED DIRECENTLY ADJACENT TO THE WASTE ROCK DUMP. OBSERVED RELEASES TO THE CREEK WERE DOCUMENTED FOR ARSENIC, LEAD, AND ZINC. THE MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVEL FOR CADMIUM WAS EXCEEDED IN THE DOWNSTREAM SAMPLE; HOWEVER, THE EXCEEDANCE WAS NOT ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE SITE. ONE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS OPEN ADIT WAS IDENTIFIED AT THE SITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 107, P. 10.
Reference (Deposit): PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-82.
Reference (Deposit): MONTANA DEPARTMENT 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.
