Silver Reef Mine

The Silver Reef Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Deer Lodge county, Montana at an elevation of 7,001 feet.

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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Site Name

Primary: Silver Reef Mine
Secondary: Silver Fleet Mine

Commodity

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

Location

State: Montana
County: Deer Lodge
District: Silver Lake 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: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Montgomery, W. C.
Home Office: Anaconda, Mt

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1884
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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

Form: RUDELY TABULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Philipsburg Batholith

Type: L
Description: Cable Stock

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation

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: Galena
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Geology): LOCALLY RED LION FM STRIKES N80W AND DIPS 15-20S.

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

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS ON PROPERTY CONSIST OF TWO SHALLOW SHAFTS & N. E. TRENDING ADIT - IN 1969 EARLL REPORTED ADIT INACCESSIBLE. 1973 LAWSON REPORTED STATUS AS PRODUCED BUT AS OF 1974 STATUS RECORDED AS UNKNOWN. (EARLL 1972) SERRIES OF OPEN CUTS

Comment (Deposit): OXIDIZED ORE IS A QUARTZ FILLING AND REPLACEMENT OF FRACTURED LIMESTONE

References

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 84, P. 33,36.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 100, P. 6.

Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 78, P. 237.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 92, P. 7.

Reference (Deposit): USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOKS, 1925-1963

Reference (Deposit): 1906 GEOLMAP EMMONS AND CALKINS

Reference (Deposit): 1969 GEOLMAP MBMG F. N. EARLL

Reference (Production): USGS PP 78; MBMG BULL 84.

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.