The Basin (Cataract, Comet) District is a gold and silver mine located in Jefferson county, Montana.
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Mine Info
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Basin (Cataract, Comet) District MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Basin (Cataract, Comet) District
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Quartz
Secondary: Tin
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Stone
Secondary: Kyanite
Tertiary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Montana
County: Jefferson
District: COMET DISTRICT
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: BASIN-MOUNTAIN TUNNEL CO.
Info Year: 1973
Owner Name: VARIOUS OWNERS
Info Year: 1973
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: DISSEMINATED, VEINS, SHEAR ZONE, PLACER, PORPHYRY
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1870
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: BOULDER BATHOLITH
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 16, P. 22-37.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1151, P. 89-97, PL. 1.
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 428, P. 83-4, PL 1.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 842, P. 285-99.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 527, P. 120.
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 610, P. 152-3.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 94, P. 25.
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.
