The Moosehorn Mine is a copper and silver mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 6,801 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver
Lat, Long: 45.55972, -113.73167
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Moosehorn Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Moosehorn Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Pioneer District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Owner Name: Moosehorn Mining Co.
Home Office: Franklin, Id.
Years: 1972 -
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: Beaverhead Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: PINCH AND SWELL
Structure
Type: L
Description: Faults, Trending Ne, 20 Se
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Gouge
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Specularite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Bornite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): SE 1/4 OF NW 1/4 SECTION 20
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION FIGURES ARE CONFIDENTIAL
Comment (Development): SEVERAL UNPATENTED CLAIMS
Comment (Deposit): BEST ORE WAS IN A FISSURE 35 FEET BELOW SHAFT COLLAR. IN OTHER AREAS THE VEIN PINCHED OUT WITHIN A FEW FEET. VEIN IN ADIT WAS CUT BY FAULT-CONTINUATION NOT FOUND
Comment (Workings): 45 DEG, INCLINED SHAFT SUNK TO 70 FT., WITH TWO SHORT LEVELS, AT 50 AND 60 FEET. A CROSSCUT ADIT WAS DRIVEN NORTHWARD SOUTHEAST OF THE SHAFT TO THE VEIN, WHERE A DRIFT WAS DRIVEN WEST 90 FEET TO A FAULT
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 85, P. 39
Reference (Deposit): 1972 COMPILE M.B.M.G. BULL. 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.
