The Wolf Creek District is a copper mine located in Lewis and Clark county, Montana.
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Mine Info
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Wolf Creek District MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Wolf Creek District
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Antimony
Location
State: Montana
County: Lewis and Clark
District: WOLF CREEK DISTRICT
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: VEIN, PLACER
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1890
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Structure: FAULTING
Description: LOCAL FAULTS
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 842, P. 108-110.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 26, P. 67-8.
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.
