The Rock Peak is a copper and silver mine located in Sanders county, Montana.
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Mine Info
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Rock Peak MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rock Peak
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Sanders
District: Noxon
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
Deposit Type: Sediment-hosted Cu, Revett
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1890
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Sediment-hosted Cu, Revett
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): Original political location in record was Sanders county. However, lat/long plotted in Lincoln county. Original coordinates were: lat/long NAD27 -- -- (48.069 -115.604); UTM N
References
Reference (Deposit): Boleneus, D.E., Appelgate, L.M., Stewart, J.H., and Zientek, M.L., 2005, Stratabound Copper-Silver Deposits of the Mesoproterozoic Revett Formation, Montana and Idaho; USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2005?5231, cuag_deposit.txt.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): Kirkham, 1989
Reference (Reserve-Resource): T. Henricksen, written commun., 1998
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.
