The Castle Mountain is a lead, silver, and gold mine located in Meagher county, Montana.
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Mine Info
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Castle Mountain MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Castle Mountain
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Manganese
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Montana
County: Meagher
District: CASTLE MOUNTAIN
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1961
Time Period: 1888-1961
Mined: 27000.000 mt
Material type: ore
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Polymetallic Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1888
Year Last Production: 1961
Discovery Year: 1864
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic replacement
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Cerrusite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): ROBY, R.N., 1950, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS), MEAGHER COUNTY, MONTANA: USBM INF. CIRC. 7540
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.
