The Mountain Mine is a copper mine located in Powell county, Montana.
About the MRDS Data:
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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Mountain Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mountain Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Powell
District: Top O'Deep District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: H. P. Hanifin
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Contact Metasomatic
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1916
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Garnet Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 16% CU
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Production): ONE CARLOAD SHIPPED.
Comment (Workings): SHAFT SUNK AT CONTACT, AT 40 FT DRIFTS 50 FT IN LENGTH EXTEND N AND S FROM SHAFT, A FEW WORKINGS ALONG OUTCROP
Comment (Location): Powell county was promoted to first place to agree with lat/long. Original coordinates were: lat/long NAD27 46-49-0N 113-16-47W (46.81667 -113.27972); UTM N
References
Reference (Production): USGS BULL 660
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 660, P. 210-11
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.
