The Silver Chain Mine is a silver and copper mine located in Deer Lodge county, Montana.
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Mine Info
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Silver Chain Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Chain Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Cadmium
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: Montana
County: Deer Lodge
District: Olson Gulch 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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: George Henderson
Home Office: Anaconda, Mt.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement 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: Flint Creek Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Granite And Basic Igneous Rocks Are Local Found
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Devonian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 2000 PPM AG; 700 PPM AS; 100 PPM CD; 7000 PPM CU; 3000 PPM PB; 7000 PPM SB; 1500 PPM W,ZN.
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Production): PRODUCED WITH ANTELOPE MINE, $60000 AG ORE IN 1880'S
Comment (Workings): 4 SHAFTS, 2 ADITS, TEST PITS, LARGEST ADIT 150 FT
Comment (Deposit): 6 ACRES OF DISTRUBED AREA ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV
Comment (Location): NEAR THE HEAD OF OLSON GULCH. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 78, P. 244.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 46, P. 9.
Reference (Deposit): USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOK, 1960.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 84, P. 32, 35
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.
