Montana · Mineral County
Occurrence

Wabash Mine

Mineral County, Montana, United States
LeadSilverCopperZinc
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Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver, Copper, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlOsburn Fault Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Wallace Formation
StructureA Major Structural Grain Trends Nw And Consists Of Subparallel Faults And Folds. Major Fault Is The Osburn. This Fault Seems To Demarcate To Change In Folding Form With Folds To The North Showing Signs Of More Intense Structural Deformation Than Those To The South
Tectonic settingBelt Basin
AlterationHydrothermal Bleaching Is Common Within A Belt Approx 1 Mi Wide Along The North Side Of The Osburn Fault Zone. It Has Been Used As A Guide To Ore Deposits
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10010490
MRDS IDD004167
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates47.44765, -115.49795
References
WALLACE, R. E. AND HOSTERMAN, J. W., 1956, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGY OF WESTERN MINERAL COUNTY MONT' USGS BULL 1027-MP 605.SWALLOW, G. C., INSPECTOR OF MINES AND DEPUTY INSPECTOR OF MINES' P. 95, 11/30/1889.