The Duston Copper Group is a copper mine located in Sanders county, Montana at an elevation of 3,481 feet.
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: 3,481 Feet (1,061 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 47.46361, -114.39472
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Duston Copper Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Duston Copper Group
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Sanders
District: Camas Prairie District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Coeur D'Alene Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Folds-Trending North To Northwest Plunge In The Samedirection North To Northwest-Trending Faults; One Strikes Morewesterly, The Hope Fault. In Most Cases Mineral Deposits Are Related To Fault Structures
Type: L
Description: Hope Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: A 100-FT TUNNEL SHOWS AN ORE BODY 50 FT. LONG, 4 1/2 FT. WIDE, CARRYING 16 % CU, 2 OZ AG, AND GOOD GOLD VALUES.
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Commodity): CROWLEY, F. A. 1963' MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 34, P. 17.
References
Reference (Deposit): CROWLEY,F. A., MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS) SANDERS COUNTY, MONTANA' MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY' BL. 34, P. 16, 1963
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.
