Description
Homestead Mining Co
Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Zinc
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPODS, LENSES AND IRREGULAR BUNCHES OF SULFIDES ARE DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT
Ore controlFracture Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Silver, Sphalerite
GangueMarcasite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockArgillite · Wallace Formation
Structure30 Ft Fault Zone, 280 Ft From The Portal Of The Main Adit. Fault Strikes N 45 Deg W And Appears To Dip Vertically. Fault Plane Proper Is Filled With 12 Inches Of Clay.
Tectonic settingBelt Basin
AlterationSericitization Along The Massive Fault In The Main Adit.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1961
Discovery year1939
Identification
Deposit ID10019032
MRDS IDDC08363
Alternate namesHomestead Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.97598, -115.90964
References
CROWLEY, F. A., 1963 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS) SANDERS COUNTY, MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 34 , P. 22 - 23 .CROWLEY, F. A., 1962 , DIRECTORY OF KNOWN MINING ENTERPRISES, 1961 : MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 25 , P. 45 .LAWSON, D. C., 1972 , DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1971 : MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 86 , P. 16 .LAWSON, D. C., 1973 , DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1972 : MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 88 , P. 22 .CROWLEY, F. W., 1963 : MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 34 , P. 22 .