Lizzie Osborne

The Lizzie Osborne is a sulfur-pyrite mine located in Jefferson county, Montana at an elevation of 6,959 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Lizzie Osborne

Commodity

Primary: Sulfur-Pyrite
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc

Location

State: Montana
County: Jefferson

Land Status

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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: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
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 (Names): ADDITIONAL NAMES CATARACT

References

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 16, 1960, P. 33-34

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.