W Wilson Mine

The W Wilson Mine is a uranium mine located in Jefferson 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: W Wilson Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Jefferson

Elevation:

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 46.44722, -111.98583

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W Wilson Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: W Wilson Mine


Commodity

Primary: Uranium


Location

State: Montana
County: Jefferson
District: Clancy


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Pitchblende
Ore: Uranophane


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): WRIGHT, 1957, ECON. GEOLOGY, V 52, NO 1, P. 36-59

Reference (Deposit): PAGE, 1956, CONTRIB. TO THE GEOL. OF U AND TH BY USGS AND AEC, USGS PROF. PAPER 300, P. 117, 122

Reference (Deposit): SMEDES, 1962, USGS MF-243

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 08-22-1968


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.