Montana · Lincoln County
Past Producer

Snowstorm Mine

Lincoln County, Montana, United States
SilverLeadZincGold
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Zinc
SecondaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlSnowstorm Dike, Spar Lake Syncline, May Be Related To Dry Creek Stock
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
GangueBiotite, Calcite, Chlorite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite · Prichard Formation, Sericitic Quartzite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite,Diorite · Snowstorm Dike, Metadiorite;Dry Creek Stock, Quartz Monzonite
StructureSpar Lake Syncline, Leonia Fault, Leonia Fault East Of Property
Tectonic settingCordilleran Miogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1925
Identification
Deposit ID10071366
MRDS IDW014707
Alternate namesB and B Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.43293, -115.99076
References
JOHNS, W. M., 1970, GEOLOGY & MINERAL DEPOSITS - LINCOLN & FLATEHAD CO, MT BUREAU MINES & GEOLOGY BULL. 79.GIBSON, R., 1948, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE LIBBY QUAD., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 956GIBSON, 1948, U.S.G.S. BULL. 956; JOHNS, 1970, MBMG BULL. 79