The Curlew Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Ravalli county, Montana at an elevation of 3,740 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 3,740 Feet (1,140 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 46.45417, -114.18333
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Curlew Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Curlew Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Ravalli
District: Curlew District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Holter Estate
Home Office: C/O 1st National Bank, 302 N. Main, Helena, Mt. 59601
Owner Name: Victor - Curlew Mining Co., Inc., P. O. Box 1537, Seattle Wa. 98103
Production
Year: 1949
Time Period: 1911 - 1949
Material type: CU
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.002 %
Year: 1949
Time Period: 1911 - 1949
Material type: AG
Description: Cp_Grade: ^2.81 Oz/St
Year: 1949
Time Period: 1911 - 1949
Material type: AU
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.07 Oz/St
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1891
Discovery Year: 1887
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: Bitterroot Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION FROM 1911 - 1949 INCLUDED 519, 732 LB PB AVERAGING 0.004% AND 3,397,594 LB ZN AVERAGING 2%. PRIOR TO 1911 MINE WORKED ONLY FOR SILVER - LEAD POTENTIAL.
References
Reference (Deposit): SAHINEN, U. M., 1957, MINES & MINERAL DEPOSITS, MISSOULA & RAVALLI CO.'S, MT., MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 8.
Reference (Deposit): LAWSON, D. C., 1974, DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1974, MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 95.
Reference (Production): SAHINEN, U. M., 1957, M. B. M. G. BULLETIN 8
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.
