The Honeycomb is a copper mine located in Lewis and Clark county, Montana.
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Mine Info
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Honeycomb MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Honeycomb
Secondary: Hudson Group
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Lewis and Clark
District: Wolf Creek District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: S. C. Hudson
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: BUNCHES, PIPES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 5-20% CU, 4-20 OZ/TON AG, 0.01 OZ TO $.60/TON AU
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): 16 TONS AT 10% CU, 5 OZ/TON AG, 0.01 OZ/TON AU.
Comment (Workings): AN ADIT, DRIFTS
Comment (Location): N SIDE OF LITTLE CREEK.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 842, P. 113
Reference (Production): USGS BULL 842, P. 113.
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.
