Kirkendal Mine

The Kirkendal Mine is a zinc and lead mine located in Granite county, Montana at an elevation of 6,322 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: Kirkendal Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Granite

Elevation: 6,322 Feet (1,927 Meters)

Commodity: Zinc, Lead

Lat, Long: 46.49528, -113.09167

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Kirkendal Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Kirkendal Mine


Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Antimony


Location

State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Dunkleberg 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

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Flint Creek Range


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Wasa-Shamrock Fault, Dunkleberg Anticline

Type: L
Description: Wasa-Shamrock Fault, Royal Stock


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: FROM DRILL HOLE: 0.05-0.15% ZN, 0.05% PB, 0.06-0.1% CU, TRACE AG AU.


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Workings): ADIT

Comment (Geology): THE ANTICLINE HAS A NORTHWARD TREND AND PLUNGE.

Comment (Location): SE OF WASH. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)

Comment (Deposit): A FRACTURED, FAULTED AND MINERALIZED ZONE. THERE IS A QUARTZ VEIN A FEW INCHES THICK.


References

Reference (Deposit): USBM RI 5014, P. 15, FIG. 3, 4A, 9


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.