The Jackrabbit Mine is a zinc, silver, and lead mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 6,699 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: 6,699 Feet (2,042 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 45.64639, -112.59972
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Jackrabbit Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Jackrabbit Mine
Secondary: Jack Rabbit Mine
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Melrose (Camp Creek) District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Mc Laughlin, James
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Highland Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): STUDY NEEDED
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION DATA UNKNOWN
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: SMALL HAND OPERATION, INACTIVE
Comment (Location): ON PUBLIC LANDS AS OF FEBRUARY 1 , 1967
References
Reference (Deposit): MC CLERNAN, H. G., 1977 , METALLOGENESIS OF MINERAL DEPOSITS IN CAMBRIAN CARBONATE ROCKS, SOUTHWESTERN MONTANA, UNPUB. PH.D DISSERT., UNIV. OF IDAHO
Reference (Deposit): 1977 GEOLMAP MONT. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY
Reference (Deposit): 1977 OTHER MONT. BUR. MINE & GEOLOGY
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.
