Mcconnell Wellman Group

The Mcconnell Wellman Group is a silver, lead, zinc, and copper mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 7,402 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

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Site Name

Primary: Mcconnell Wellman Group

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold

Location

State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Elkhorn District

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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: Stanley Fitzwater And Others

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
Physiographic Detail: Pioneer Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: NARROW SEAMS

Structure

Type: L
Description: Pioneer Batholith, Comet Fault

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation

Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: A SORTED SAMPLE ASSAYED 1.05% CU, 5.30% PB, 2.70% ZN, 5.0 OZ AG/TON, AND 0.020 OZ AU/TON.

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Copper

Comments

Comment (Development): ELEVEN PATENTED CLAIMS.

Comment (Deposit): ORES ARE IN PLANES OF MOVEMENT AND ARE CROSSED BY LATER FAULTS. SOME SEAMS ARE FLAT AND DIP GENTLY TO THE WEST; OTHERS ARE NEARLY VERTICAL AND STRIKE ABOUT EAST.

Comment (Workings): SEVERAL ADITS, SOME AS LONG AS THE 3200 FT. ADIT ON THE W.M.C. CLAIM.

Comment (Location): 11 CLAIMS ON DIVIDE BETWEEN WELLMAN AND DINGLEY CREEKS.

References

Reference (Deposit): WINCHELL, A.N., 1914, MINING DISTRICTS, DILLON QUADRANGLE, MONTANA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 574, P. 170.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 85, P. 109.

Reference (Deposit): 1914 RECON WINCHELL, A.N., U.S.G.S. BULL. 574

Reference (Deposit): 1972 COMPILE M.B.M.G. BULL. 85

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.