Montana · Beaverhead County
Past Producer
Gold Bug Mine
Beaverhead County, Montana, United States
Gold
Silver
Copper
Lead
Bismuth
Tellurium
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Commodities
Primary
Gold, Silver
Secondary
Copper, Lead
Tertiary
Bismuth, Tellurium
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Contact Metasomatic
Deposit size
S
Workings
Underground
Orebody form
IRREGULAR PIPES, SHOOTS
Ore control
Dike/Marble Contact, Outside Of The Garnet Zone
Materials
Gangue
Calcite, Epidote, Garnet, Quartz
Geology
Host rock
Limestone · Madison
Associated rock
Diorite · Bannack Stock
Alteration
Garnetization, Oxidation
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
First production
1862
Discovery year
1862
Identification
Deposit ID
10070482
MRDS ID
W013432
Alternate names
Dakota Mine
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
45.15934, -112.97589
References
MBMG BULL 85.MBMG BULL 6.USGS BULL 574, P. 73.1914 COMPILE WINCHELL,A.N., U.S.G.S. BULL. 5741931 COMPILE M.B.M.G. BULL. 61972 RECON M.B.M.G. BULL. 85M.B.M.G. BULL. 85, U.S.G.S. BULL. 574.