Colorado District

The Colorado District is a lead, gold, and silver 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: Colorado District  

State:  Montana

County:  Jefferson

Elevation:

Commodity: Lead, Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 46.3667, -112.10420

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Colorado District MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Colorado District
Secondary: Corbin -Wickes District
Secondary: Gregory District


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Uranium
Tertiary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Antimony


Location

State: Montana
County: Jefferson
District: GREGORY DISTRICT


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: District
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: FISSURE-REPLACEMENT VEIN, SHEAR ZONE, PLACER
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1864
Discovery Year: 1864
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:


Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

Type: R
Description: BOULDER BATHOLITH; STRUCTURALLY COMPLEX WITH A POSSIBLE ROOF REMNANT COLLAPSE.

Type: L
Description: BLUEBIRD-MOUNT WASHINGTON SHEAR ZONE


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration: TOURMALINIZATION
Alteration Text: TOURMALINIZATION

Alteration Type: L
Alteration: SERICITIZATION
Alteration Text: SERITIZATION


Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): PARDEE, J. T. AND F. C. SCHRADER, 1933, METALLIFEROUS DEPOSITS OF THE GREATER HELENA MINING REGION, MONTANA, USGS BULL. 842: 232-246

Reference (Deposit): KNOPF, A., 1913, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE HELENA REGION, MONTANA. USGS BULL. 527 P. 107-120.


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.