Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryLead, Silver
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formPOD/LENS
Ore controlFault Zone. The Opening Which Allowed The Placement Of The Ore Body Could Have Been Formed By Two Possible Ground Movements, A Reverse Fault Or A Stike-Slip Fault.
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Gold
GangueQuartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockArgillite · Prichard Formation
Associated rockDiorite · Belt Series Intrusives
StructureBroad Folds In The Argillites Which Strike About N., Fine Grained Dioritic Sill Is Exposed At The Adit Portal. Massive Fault, Six Ft Wide, Which Trends N 32 Deg W And Dips 72 Deg Sw.
Tectonic settingBelt Basin
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1911
Last production1940
Identification
Deposit ID10019046
MRDS IDDC08401
Alternate namesMontana Premier Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.42849, -114.89543
References
SRC.REF: CROWLEY, F. A., 1963 , MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 34 , P. 26MONT. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. BULL. 33, 1963, P. 30MONT. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. MEM. 31, 1950, P. 92CROWLEY, F. A., 1963 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS) SANDERS COUNTY, MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULL. 34 , PP. 25 - 26 .GILBERT, F. C., 1935 , DIRECTORY OF MONTANA MINING PROPERTIES: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MEM. 15 , P. 70 .CROWLEY, F. A., 1963 : MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 34 , PP. 25 - 26 .