Montana · Jefferson County
Past Producer
Lone Eagle Quartz Mine
Jefferson County, Montana, United States
Uranium
Zinc
Lead
Silver
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Commodities
Primary
Uranium
Secondary
Zinc, Lead, Silver
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit size
S
Workings
Unknown
Orebody form
PODS
Materials
Ore minerals
Argentite, Galena, Pitchblende, Sphalerite
Gangue
Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rock
Quartz Monzonite
Associated rock
Quartz Monzonite · Butte Quartz Monzonite (Boulder Batholith)
Structure
Boulder Batholith
Alteration
Feldspars Altered To Sericite And Clay; Some Silicification
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
First production
1953
Discovery year
1900
Identification
Deposit ID
10042785
MRDS ID
M060813
Alternate names
Lone Eagle Mine
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
46.40768, -112.15782
References
MBMG BULL 16, P. 51.USGS PP 428, P. 40, 42, 70, 79, 80, PL. 1.1952 GEOLMAP USGS PROF. PAPER 42DMEA FILES