Montana · Lewis and Clark County
Past Producer

Porphyry Dike Mine

Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States
GoldArsenic
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryArsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlSheeted Zone.
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueLimonite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
StructureLarge Scale Volcanic And Igneous Intrusive Activities Boulder Batholith, Jointing, Overlapping Of Pyroclastics And Flow Units Thin Dikes And Faults
AlterationSericitization, Kaolinization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1892
Discovery year1890
Identification
Deposit ID10078284
MRDS IDW026542
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.42768, -112.28839
References
USGS BULL 842, P. 259-60.USGS BULL 1151, P. 114-16, PL. 1.USGS BULL 527, P. 84-85.RUPPEL, E. T., 1963 , GEOL. OF THE BASIN QUAD., JEFF., LEWIS & CLARK, POWELL CO., MONT USGS BULL NO 1151