Montana · Lewis and Clark County
Past Producer

Drumlummon Mine

Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States
SilverGoldManganeseCopperAntimony
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Description

Thomas Cruse

Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
SecondaryManganese, Copper
TertiaryAntimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePolymetallic veins, Au-Ag
Model{85: Polymetallic veins}
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR, Vein (lode)
Ore control"Drumlummon Vein Parallels The Contact Of The Granite And The "Hornstones""
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrargyrite, Tetrahedrite, Galena, Sphalerite
GangueIron, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockMetasedimentary Rock,Hornfels · "BELT SERIES - HELENA FORMATION, EMPIRE FORMATION", "Marysville Batholith "
Associated rockDiorite,Granite,Granodiorite,Limestone,Shale · "Marysville Stock;Drumlummon Porphyry Dikes", "Marysville Batholith "
Structure"Marysville Batholith Thought To Be Related To The Boulder Batholith", "Vein Filling In Small Fissures Up To 10 Feet Distant From Hanging Wallmarysville Stock Marysville Stock"
Tectonic setting"Southwest From Montana Disturbed Belt"
Alteration"Calcitized, Chloritized Quartz Monzonite, Sulfate Solution Leaching Of Hornstones, Oxidation Near Surface"
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1876
Discovery year1876
Identification
Deposit ID10071872
MRDS IDW015559
Alternate namesDrumlin Tailings, Marysville, North Star, Castletown
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates46.75194, -112.22806
References
{Deposit:: PARDEE, J.T., AND SCHRADER, F.C, 1933, METALLIFEROUS DEPOSITS OF THE GREATER HELENA MINING REGION:USGS BULL 842, P. 69-70, 65, 67, PL. 5.}{Deposit:: KNOPF, ADOLF, 1913, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE HELENA MINING REGION:USGS BULL 527, P. 68-72.}{Deposit:: HANSEN, MILLER, 1971, DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1970:MBMG BULL 82, P. 13.}{Deposit:: CROWLEY, F.A., DIRECTORY OF KNOWN MINING ENTERPRISES, 1959: MBMG BULL 14, P. 21.}{Deposit:: BARRELL, JOSEPH, 1907, GEOLOGY OF THE MARYSVILLE MINING DISTRICT, MONTANA:USGS PP 57, 107-9.}{Economic Factors:: WADE, W.R., 1945, REOPENING THE DRUMLUMMON MINE...WITH NOTES ON THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE MARYSVILLE, MONTANA DISTRICT: MINING WORLD, V. 7, NO. 7, P. 27-32}{Exploration:: BLACKWELL, D.D, BROTT, C.A., GOFORD, T., HOLDAWAY, M.J., MORGAN, H., PETEFISH, D., RAPE, T., STEELE, J.L., SPAFFORD, R.E., AND WAIBEL, A.F., 1974, GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL EXPLORATION OF THE MARYSVILLE GEOTHERMAL AREA--1973 RESULTS: BATELLE PACIFIC NORTHWEST LABORATORIES REPORT NO. NSF/RANN-74/027B, 12 P.}{Exploration:: BLACKWELL, D.D, HOLDAWAY, M.J., MORGAN, H., PETEFISH, D., RAPE, T., STEELE, J.L., THORSON, D.C., AND WAIBEL, A.F., 1974, RESULTS AND ANALYSIS OF EXPLORATION AND DEEP DRILLING AT THE MARYSVILLE GEOTHERMAL AREA: BATELLE PACIFIC NORTHWEST LABRATORIES REPORT NO. 23H1-01410, 116 P.}{General:: HERRIN, JOHN, WALKER, GILES, BALTZER, C.V., AND RATCLIFF, MARVIN, 1987, ROAD LOG NO. 1 ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE GREATER HELENA AREA -- HELENA TO MONTANA TUNNELS MINE, LUMP GULCH, GRIZZLY GULCH, FORT HARRISON AND MARYSVILLE IN GUIDEBOOK OF THE HELENA AREA, WEST-CENTRAL MONTANA, R.B.BERG AND R.H. BREUNINGER, EDS., MBMG SPECIAL PUBLICATION 95, P. 8-12.}{General:: JACKSON, W.T., 1959, THE IRISH FOX AND THE BRITISH LION: IN MONTANA, THE MAGAZINE OF WESTERN HISTORY, V.9, NO.2, APRIL 1959, P. 28-42.}{Geology:: WALKER, G.E., 1992, GEOLOGY AND HISTORY OF THE MARYSVILLE MINING DISTRICT AND THE DRUMLUMMON MINE, LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTY, MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPORT 254, 27 P}{Geology:: WEED, W.H., 1903, GOLD MINES OF THE MARYSVILLE DISTRICT, MONTANA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 213, P. 88-89.}{Geology:: BALTZER, C.V., 1987, GEOLOGY, MINERALIZATION AND HISTORY OF THE DRUMLUMMON MINE, LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTY, MONTANA IN GUIDEBOOK OF THE HELENA AREA, WEST-CENTRAL MONTANA, R.B.BERG AND R.H. BREUNINGER, EDS., MBMG SPECIAL PUBLICATION 95, P. 61-62.}{Geology:: MCCLERNAN, H.G., 1983, METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTY, MONTANA: MBMG MEMOIR 52, 73 P.}