Unnamed Manganese

The Unnamed Manganese is a manganese mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 6,299 feet.

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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

Name: Unnamed Manganese  

State:  Montana

County:  Beaverhead

Elevation: 6,299 Feet (1,920 Meters)

Commodity: Manganese

Lat, Long: 45.13, -112.53694

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Unnamed Manganese MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unnamed Manganese


Commodity

Primary: Manganese


Location

State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Ruby Range


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Ruby Range


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Marble
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoarchean

Name: Marble
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoarchean


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Psilomelane
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Production): PROBABLE PRODUCTION DURING GOVERNMENT STOCKPILING PROGRAM.

Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZED ZONE 220 FT. ACROSS IS COMPOSED OF IRREGULAR SOLUTION CAVITY VEINS AND INCOMPLETELY FILLED NARROW CREVICES.

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1978)

Comment (Workings): 300-FT. ADIT DRIVEN 545E EXPOSES A SERIES OF VEINS. OTHER WORKINGS ARE TWO SHALLOW SHAFTS AND A SHORT ADIT.


References

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 85, P. 158

Reference (Deposit): 1972 COMPILE M.B.M.G. BULL. 8


Principal Gold Districts of Montana

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.