The Missouri-McKee Group is a silver and gold mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 8,999 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
Elevation: 8,999 Feet (2,743 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 45.45361, -111.88222
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Missouri-McKee Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Missouri-McKee Group
Secondary: McKee Claim
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Norris Region-Washington Dist.
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Denny, H.
Home Office: Mc Allister, Mt
Production
Year: 1935
Time Period: 1905-1935
Material type: AU
Description: Cp_Grade: ^Approx. 2.9 Oz/St
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Tobacco Root Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: FLAT-LYING
Structure
Type: L
Description: Synclines Resultant From Minor Folding Of Andesite And Gneiss
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Galena
Comments
Comment (Production): PRIOR TO 1936, MINE WAS LARGEST PRODUCER IN THE WASHINGTON DISTRICT.
Comment (Location): LOCATED ON NORTH SLOPE OF SOUTH MEADOW CREEK.
Comment (Workings): MINE WAS EQUIPTED WITH 30 TON CYANIDE PLANT & COMPRESSOR.
Comment (Geology): THE VEINS ARE ON THE ANDESITE SILL GNEISS CONTACT.
References
Reference (Deposit): TANSLEY, SCHAFER, & HART, 1933, GEOLOGICAL RECONNAISANCE - TOBACCO ROOT MTS., MT. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY MEMOIR 9. , P. 55.
Reference (Deposit): LORAIN, 1937, GOLD LODE MINING - TOBACCO ROOT MTS., U.S. BUREAU MINES INF. CIRC. 6972.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 574, P. 113.
Reference (Deposit): 1914 COMPILE WINCHELL, BULL 574
Reference (Deposit): 1933 RECON MBMG MEM 9
Reference (Production): LORAIN, P. 48.
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.
