The Craig Property is a gold, silver, and copper mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 9,501 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: 9,501 Feet (2,896 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 45.60806, -112.10361
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Craig Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Craig Property
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Montana
County: Madison
District: So. Boulder District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoarchean
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 5.8 OZ AG
Analytical Data: SAMPLES HAD UP TO 0.068 OZ AU
Analytical Data: AND 2.2% ZN.
Analytical Data: 1.3% PB
Analytical Data: 0.4% CU
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Location): 1:24000 QUADRANGLE MAP IS A 1960 EDITION
Comment (Deposit): W-TRENDING, STEEP FRACTURE ZONE CONTAINS QUARTZ VEIN AND SULFIDES.
Comment (Workings): 195 FT ADIT, 2 PITS.
Comment (Deposit): LOW POTENTIAL FOR METALLIC RESOURCES. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF 1590-C, 1983, TABLE 1, FIGURE 1
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.
