The Dustan and Protection is a copper mine located in Sanders county, Montana at an elevation of 3,517 feet.
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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
Elevation: 3,517 Feet (1,072 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 47.4614, -114.56190
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Dustan and Protection MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dustan and Protection
Secondary: Daniels Mine
Secondary: Iron Clad Mine
Secondary: Dustan Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Sanders
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: Located Claim
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 (Deposit): A VEIN ON THE DUSTAN CLAIM CONTAINED 16 PERCENT COPPER, AND 2 OUNCES OF SILVER PER TON.
Comment (Reference): ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT BIA-22. COPIES OF THE REPORT CAN BE OBTAINED BY THE PUBLIC EITHER THROUGH THE BIA OR THE FLATHEAD TRIBAL HEADQUARTERS.
References
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, 1976, STATUS OF MINERAL
Reference (Deposit): RESOURCE INFORMATION FOR THE FLATHEAD INDIAN RESERTATION,
Reference (Deposit): MONTANA: ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT BIA-22, P.32-36
Reference (Deposit): CROWLEY,F.A., 1963, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT
Reference (Deposit): FUELS), SANDERS COUNTY, MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF
Reference (Deposit): MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 34, 58 P.
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.
