Montana · Granite County
Past Producer
Wasa Mine
Granite County, Montana, United States
Zinc
Lead
Silver
Copper
Antimony
Cadmium
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Commodities
Primary
Zinc, Lead, Silver
Secondary
Copper
Tertiary
Antimony, Cadmium
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit size
S
Workings
Underground
Orebody form
IRREGULAR, TABULAR
Ore control
Wasa - Shamrock Longitudinal Fault
Materials
Ore minerals
Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
Gangue
Calcite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rock
Limestone · Kootenai Formation
Structure
Dunkleberg Anticline, Wasa-Shamrock Fault, Royal Stock
Alteration
Oxidation Not More Than 50 Ft Below The Surface.
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
Discovery year
1910
Identification
Deposit ID
10069777
MRDS ID
W007458
Alternate names
Simmer Jack
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
46.49656, -113.09452
References
USGS BULL 660, P. 244-46.USBM REPT INVES 5014, P. 9, 10, FIG. 3, 4A, 5-8.FS FIELD REPORTUSBM REPT INVES 5014.