Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formILL DEFINED
Ore controlFractures In Country Rocks
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Smithsonite
GangueJasper, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Jefferson Limestone
Associated rockDacite · Dacite Porphyry Dikes
StructureCastle Mountains Consist Of Igneous Core, Mine Is On West Flank Of South Plunging Anticline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1891
Identification
Deposit ID10078290
MRDS IDW026554
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.49602, -110.65805
References
ROBY, R. N., 1950 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS) MEAGHER COUNTY, MONTANA: U. S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7540 , P. 25.WINTERS, A. S., 1968 , GEOL. AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE CASTLE MOUNTAIN MINING DISTRICT, MEAGHER COUNTY, MONTANA; MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL BULLETIN 64 P. 46 - 47WEED, PIRSSON, 1896 , GEOLOGY OF THE CASTLE MOUNTAIN MINING DISTRICT, MONTANA, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 139 P. 154 - 155HOGAN, J., AND OLIVER, J., 1892 , 4TH REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF MINES OF STATE OF MONTANA P. 42