The Jo Dandy Mine is a silver, lead, zinc, and copper mine located in Broadwater county, Montana at an elevation of 5,400 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
Elevation: 5,400 Feet (1,646 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper
Lat, Long: 46.15306, -111.73111
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Jo Dandy Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Jo Dandy Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Montana
County: Broadwater
District: Radersburg District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Quadrant Ridge Mining Co., Butte, Mt.
Production
Year: 1948
Time Period: 1901 - 1948
Material type: PB
Description: Cp_Grade: ^34.0 %
Year: 1948
Time Period: 1901 - 1948
Material type: AG
Description: Cp_Grade: ^11.9 Oz/Ton
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1920
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Elkhorn Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Wulfenite
Comments
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION INCLUDED 270 OUNCES OF GOLD AND 1,502 LB. OF COPPER.
Comment (Geology): QUADRANT QUARTZITE EXPOSED AS PART OF EAST LIMB OF LARGE ANTICLINE. BEDDING STRIKES NORTH AND DIPS ABOUT 50 DEG. E.
References
Reference (Deposit): 1951 COMPILE U.S.B.M. INFO. CIR. 7592, (REED, G. C.)
Reference (Production): REED, G. C., 1951, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFO. CIR. 7592
Reference (Deposit): LAWSON, D. C., 1974, DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1974, MONT. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 95.
Reference (Deposit): PARDEE, J. T. AND SCHRADER, F. C., 1933, METALLIFEROUS DEPOSITS OF THE GREATER HELENA MINING REGION, U.S.G.S. BULL. 842.
Reference (Deposit): REED, G. C., 1951, MINES & MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS), BROADWATER CO., MT., U.S. BUR MINES INF. CIRC. 7592.
Reference (Deposit): 1933 COMPILE PARDEE, J. T. & SCHRADER, F. C., BULL. 842
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.
