Montana · Madison County
Producer

Occidental Mine

Madison County, Montana, United States
GoldCopperLeadZincSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlFracture System, Trends N 50 W, 40 W
Materials
GangueCalcite, Graphite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockMarble · Marble-Cherry Creek Limestone
Associated rockGneiss · Quartzofeldspathic Gneiss
StructureTobacco Root Batholith, Quartz Creek Antiform
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10019952
MRDS IDDC12034
Alternate namesHigh Up, Oxidental
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.52268, -112.0453
References
BURGER, H.R., 1967, BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE SHERIDAN DISTRICT, MADISON COUNTY, MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MEMOIR 41, P. 18.REYNER, M.L., 1950, DIRECTORY OF MINING PROPERTIES: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, MEMOIR 31, P. 69.YOUNG, F.M., CROWLEY, F.A., SAHINEN, U.M., 1962, MARKETING PROBLEMS OF SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISES ENGAGED IN LEAD OR ZINC MINING: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 30, P. 30.STOUT, K, AND ACKERMAN, W., 1959, DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES, 1958: MONT. BUREAU OF MINES GEOL. BULL. 10, P. 411967 GEOLMAP MBMG MEMOIR 4