Montana · Cascade County
Past Producer

Boss and Atlantus Claims

Cascade County, Montana, United States
SilverLeadZincGold
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Description

James Menefee

Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Zinc
SecondaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnknown
Orebody formTABULAR-IRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueBarite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist,Gneiss · Gneiss, Schist
Associated rockDiorite,Rhyolite
StructureSeries N-Ne Trending Near-Vertical Fractures
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1956
Discovery year1884
Identification
Deposit ID10042795
MRDS IDM060828
Alternate namesUnity and Rochester
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.94602, -110.74417
References
SCHAFER, P.A., 1935, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE NEIHART MINING DISTRICT, CASCADE COUNTY, MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. MEM. NO. 13, P. 47ROBERTSON, A.F., 1951, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS) CASCADE COUNTY, MONTANA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFO. CIRC. 7589, P. 24WEED, W.H., 1900, GEOLOGY OF THE LITTLE BELT MOUNTAINS, MONT: USGS 20TH ANN. RPT. PT. 3DMEA FILES