Montana

The Montana is a gold and silver mine located in Santa Cruz county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,249 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: Montana
Secondary: Rough and Ready
Secondary: Miller Hansen-Grp
Secondary: Eagle Pitcher

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc

Location

State: Arizona
County: Santa Cruz
District: Oro Blanco

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

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Orion Co; Montana Co; Zeckendorf; Eagle-Picher Mg
Home Office: Arizona

Owner Name: Tech Assoc
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1979

Production

Year: 1940
Time Period: 1928-1940
Description: 1928-40. 773197 St Ore
Year: 1958
Time Period: 1940'S-1958
Description: 1940'S-1958. Grades Given In Comments. 870000 Estimated St Ore

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Tetrahedrite
Unknown: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Geology): STRIKE IS E-W. DIP IS 40 TO 90 DEGREES NORTH.

Comment (Geology): THE SILVER MINERAL PRESENT IS UNDETERMINED.

Comment (Production): GRADES FOR RECORD 001: 3.5% PB, 3.5% ZN, 5 TR OZ/ST AG, 0.5 TR OZ/ST AU, 0.3% CU.

References

Reference (Reserve-Resource): RESOURCE ESTIMATE IN RESOURCE RECORD 1 WAS CALCULATED BY

Reference (Reserve-Resource): M.B. SAWYER, BUMINES, DENVER, CO, FROM DATA PROVIDED IN

Reference (Reserve-Resource): PUBLISHED SOURCES. SEE THE COMMENTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): NIEMUTH, N.J. ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT, 1984-1986. AZ

Reference (Reserve-Resource): DEP. MINES AND MINER. RESOUR., REP. D-29(87), 1987, 46 PP.

Reference (Deposit): REPORT OF REGION CONTIGOUS TO THE MONTANO MINE

Reference (Deposit): PRIVATE RECORDS

Reference (Deposit): INDEX OF MINING PROP IN SANTA CRUZ CTY

Reference (Deposit): AZBM CARD FILE SANTA CRUZ CTY

Reference (Deposit): USBM FIELD NOTES P 137

Reference (Deposit): ADMR MONTANA MINE FILE

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