The Silver Peak Group is a copper, lead, silver, and zinc mine located in Mineral county, Montana.
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
Elevation:
Commodity: Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc
Lat, Long: 47.5103, -115.48940
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Silver Peak Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Peak Group
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Montana
County: Mineral
Land Status
Land ownership: Unknown
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: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Frank A. Morbeck
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1988
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 (Reference): The abbreviated citation in the reference field is probably: Avery, D.W., Sweeney, T.M., and Satkoski, J., 1989, Principal deposits of strategic and critical minerals in Montana: Spokane, Wash., U.S. Bureau of Mines, unpaginated. (Prepared for publication as Information Circular but never released. A copy is on file at the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, Butte, Mont.)
Comment (Location): Political location in the record is Mineral county. However, original lat/long plots 2 km inside adjacent Sanders county. Reference is unpublished and might be difficult to check. Original coordinates were: lat/long NAD27 47-30-37N 115-29-22W (47.5103 -115.4894); UTM N5262758 E613745 Z11N; PLSS line# 1: Meridian- Montana Principal, TWNSHP 020 N, RNG 032 W, Sect 10, Sect_fract
References
Reference (Deposit): AVERY, D.W. MONTANA DIRECTORY - IN PREP.
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.
