Hudson Mine

The Hudson Mine is a copper mine located in Lewis and Clark county, Montana.

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

Name: Hudson Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Lewis and Clark

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 46.98972, -112.12222

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Hudson Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Hudson Mine


Commodity

Primary: Copper


Location

State: Montana
County: Lewis and Clark
District: Wolf Creek District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: S. C. Hudson


Production

Not available


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


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation


Rocks

Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ORE SHIPMENT 10-20% CU, 4-20 OZ/TON AG, $.60/TON AU.
Analytical Data: 16 TONS ORE, 10% CU, 5 OZ/TON AG, .01 OZ/TON AU
Analytical Data: ASSAYS FROM SMELTER RETURNS


Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Bornite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): S SIDE OF LITTLE CREEK.

Comment (Production): OVER 14 CAR LOADS OF ORE. OTHER RECORDS NOT AVAILABLE.

Comment (Workings): 3 ADITS (2 LOWER ARE CAVED), TRAMWAY FROM UPPER ADIT. HIGHEST ADIT IS 100 FT LONG.


References

Reference (Production): USGS BULL 842, P. 113.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 842, P. 112-13


Principal Gold Districts of Montana

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.