Cameron Mine

The Cameron Mine is a silver mine located in Deer Lodge county, Montana at an elevation of 6,319 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

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Site Name

Primary: Cameron Mine

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Secondary: Silica
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper

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: Norman R. Zeren And Frank Schnell
Home Office: 522 S. Warren St., Butte, Mt.

Owner Name: The Anaconda Co.
Home Office: Hennessy Bldg., Butte, Mt.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1885
Year Last Production: 1965
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: Mount Powell Batholith

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification

Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)

Comment (Production): SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS OF AG

Comment (Workings): PITS AND TRENCHES

Comment (Deposit): DEVELOPING, PROD. (1962) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Geology): GRANODIORITE STOCK 0.5 MI NORTH OF MINE.

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 78, P. 244.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 58, P. 10

Reference (Deposit): USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOKS 1926, 1935-38, 1960-63.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 84, P. 32, 35.

Reference (Production): EMMONS 1913 USGS PROF. PAPER 78 ; USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOKS 1962.

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.