The Kelley Mine is a copper mine located in Silver Bow county, Montana at an elevation of 5,000 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,000 Feet (1,524 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 46.02028, -112.52639
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Kelley Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Kelley Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Silver Bow
District: Butte District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: The Anaconda Co., Butte, Montana 59701
Owner Name: The Anaconda Co.
Production
Year: 1962
Time Period: 1952 - 1962
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.99 % Cu
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1952
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: Rampart Mountain
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Boulder Batholith
Type: L
Description: Series Of Mainstage Veins Throughout The District
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Main Stage Alteration, E. D. M. Zone
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Enargite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION FIGURES FROM KELLEY BLOCK CAVE PROJECT BEGUN APRIL 1952 DISCONTINUED DECEMBER 1962. COPPER FIGURES FROM TOTAL PRODUCTION BUTTE DISTRICT.
Comment (Development): THE KELLEY SHAFTS WERE INSTALLED AS PART OF THE GREATER BUTTE PROJECT, A MAJOR BLOCKCAVING OPERATION INITIALLY THEY WENT TO THE 3000 FT. LEVEL OF THE STEWARD MINE
Comment (Deposit): DURING THE PERIOD 1966 - 1968 THE KELLEY SHAFTS (NO. 1 & NO. 2) WERE DEEPENED TO CONNECT WITH LOWER LEVELS OF THE MOUNTAIN CON & STEWARD MINES ESTABLISHING IT AS A CENTRAL PRODUCTION COMPLEX. ALSO AT THIS TIME THE CENTRAL PUMPING SYSTEM WAS MOVED TO THE KELLEY COMPLEX. THE WATERS ARE PRIMARILY DISTRIBUTED TO THE LEACH DUMPS.
References
Reference (Deposit): MILLER, R. N., ED., 1973, GUIDEBOOK FOR THE BUTTE FIELD MEETING PRESENTED BY THE SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGIST
Reference (Production): MILLER, R. N., ED., 1973, GUIDEBOOK FOR BUTTE FIELD MEETING
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.
