Montana · Cascade County
Occurrence

Big Ben

Cascade County, Montana, United States
SilverMolybdenum
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Molybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formELLIPSOIDAL
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Molybdenite, Molybdite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Associated rockDiorite · Pinto Diorite;Carpenter Creek Granite Porphyry;Snow Creek Quartz Porphyry
AlterationKaolinization
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1922
Identification
Deposit ID10008404
MRDS IDD000518
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates46.96658, -110.71751
References
SCHAFER, P., 1935, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE NEIHART MINING DIST. MONTANA: MONTANA BUR. OF MINING & GEOL. MEMO 13HORTON, F., 1916, MOLYBDENUM ITS ORE AND THEIR CONCENTRATION: U.S.B.M. BULL. 111HERDLICK, J.A., 1949, R.I 44061893 RECON W.H. WEED1938 DIREXPL FEDERAL MINING & SMELTING CO1943 GEOLMAP S. CREASEY & E. SCHOLZ1962 DIREXPL AMAXITEM 1: R.U. KING ITEM 2: MONT. B.M.&G. BULL. 111