Jack Pine Mine

The Jack Pine Mine is a phosphorus-phosphates mine located in Powell county, Montana at an elevation of 6,240 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: Jack Pine Mine
Secondary: Trout Creek Mine, Senecals

Commodity

Primary: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite

Location

State: Montana
County: Powell

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: 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

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Comments

Comment (Location): AREA ALSO INCLUDES SECS 26, 27,34; AND SEC 2 IN TI0N R7W. LOCATION IS U.S. LEASE 086717, 1281 ACRES TO RUSSEL LUKE OF BUTTE MONTANA; ON THE NW FLANK OF THE DOG CREEK SYNCLINE. WORKINGS CONSIST OF THE UPPER ADIT(LUKE) 612 FT LONG, WITH A RAISE TO THE SURFACE AND A SMALL STOPE; SEWECAL ADIT, 550 FT LONG; 23 TRENCHES EXPOSING THE BEDS AT INTERVALS ALONG MORE THAN 10000 FT OF OUTCROP; AND DIAMOND DRILLING. MOST OF WORK DONE BY BUNKER HILL COMPANY 1960-62. UPPER ADIT: RETORT MEMBER STRIKES N35W, DIP45NE; BED IS 2.3 FT THICK AT 36.8% P205, 5.9 FT THICK AT 25.9% P205. SENECAL ADIT IN 1932 SHIPPED 3 CARS OF ORE AT 36.6% P205, MINED BED 28 INCHS WIDE. 20000 LONG T OF ORE WERE BLOCKED OUT, ESTIMATED RESERVES TOTALED ANOTHER 80000 LONG T. BED IS BROKEN BY MANY FAULTS. BUNKER HILL FOUND 20000-85000 TONS OF ORE COVEREDD BY10-40 FT OF OVERBURDEN. THEY ABANDONED AREA AFTER THOROUGH EXPLORATION SHOWED ORE COULD NOT BE MINED UNDERGROUND WITHOUT EXCESSIVE DILUTION, AND NOT ENOUGH ORE WAS PRESENT TOMINE BY OPEN PIT. SAMPLE LOT 1400 FROM USGS PROF PAPER 313-F IS LOCATED HERE

References

Reference (Deposit): 313-F, P. 825.

Reference (Deposit): PERMIAN ROCKS IN CENTRAL WESTERN MONTANA: USGS PROF. PAPER

Reference (Deposit): REPORT.

Reference (Deposit): SWANSON, R.W., 1973, GEOLOGY AND PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS OF THE

Reference (Deposit): PROPERTIES AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, PHOSPHATE

Reference (Deposit): LUFT, STANLEY, 1958, NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY,

Reference (Deposit): ALSO LOCATED IN SECTIONS 26,27,34 AND T10N,R7W SECTION 2.

Reference (Deposit): MBM AND G BULL 49,1965 P 47

Reference (Deposit): USBM RI 6611, 1965.

Reference (Deposit): MBM AND G BULL 20,1960 P 40

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.