Montana · Sanders County
Past Producer

Copper King Mine

Sanders County, Montana, United States
CopperSilverGoldLeadZincAntimonyBismuth
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver, Gold
TertiaryLead, Zinc, Antimony, Bismuth
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlSteeply - Dipping Faults In Brittle Quartzite And Argillaceous Quartzite
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Enargite, Malachite, Tenorite, Tetrahedrite
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Ravalli Group
StructureN - S Trending Anticline
Tectonic settingBelt Basin
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1890
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10019726
MRDS IDDC11284
Alternate namesMascot Mines
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.61848, -115.19072
References
SRC.REF: CROWLEY, F. A., 1963 : MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 34 , P. 43 .CROWLEY, F. A., 1963 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS), SANDERS COUNTY, MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 34 , PP 42 - 43 .CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 07-05-1963CROWLEY, F. A., 1963 : MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 34 , P. 42 .