The September Morn Mine is a lead mine located in Gallatin county, Montana at an elevation of 7,402 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,402 Feet (2,256 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 45.95333, -111.02417
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September Morn Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: September Morn Mine
Secondary: Pass Creek Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Montana
County: Gallatin
District: Pass Creek
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
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: Bridger Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Nw-Trending Cross Range Faults Cuts Through The Area
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Arkose
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Arkose
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SORTED ORE CONTAINED 29.3 % PB
Analytical Data: 0.9 OZ/T AG.
Materials
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: QUARTZ, BARITE GANGUE
Comment (Location): LOCATION APROX IN SEC 6 AND SEC 1
References
Reference (Deposit): HACKETT, OM, ET AL, 1960, USGS WSP 1482, P. 25.
Reference (Deposit): REED, GC, 1951, MINES AND MINERALS DEPOSITS, GALLATIN CO, MONT, USBM INF CIRC. 7607, P. 9.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 02-09-1961
Reference (Deposit): 1951 COMPILE USBM INF. CIRC. 7607
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.
