Montana · Deer Lodge County
Past Producer

Silver Reef Mine

Deer Lodge County, Montana, United States
SilverLeadCopperZincGoldAntimony
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Description

N. Walters

Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
SecondaryCopper, Zinc, Gold
TertiaryAntimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formRUDELY TABULAR
Ore controlShear Zone Nearly Parallel To Bedding Plane.
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Chrysocolla, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Tetrahedrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Red Lion Limestone
StructurePhilipsburg Batholith, Cable Stock
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1884
Identification
Deposit ID10069754
MRDS IDW007426
Alternate namesSilver Fleet Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.17183, -113.21924
References
MBMG BULL 84, P. 33,36.MBMG BULL 100, P. 6.USGS PP 78, P. 237.MBMG BULL 92, P. 7.USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOKS, 1925-19631906 GEOLMAP EMMONS AND CALKINS1969 GEOLMAP MBMG F. N. EARLLUSGS PP 78; MBMG BULL 84.