Montana · Mineral County
Past Producer

Little Pittsburg Mine

Mineral County, Montana, United States
SilverCopperLeadAntimonyGold
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Copper
SecondaryLead
TertiaryAntimony, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR , TABULAR
Ore controlShear Zones In Country Rock
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite
GangueLimonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Other materialsSiderite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Phyllite,Schist · St. Regis Formation;Burke Formation;Revett Formation
StructureOsburn Fault Zone Short Distance North Of Mine, Overturned Flank Of Little Pittsburg Syncline
Tectonic settingBelt Basin
AlterationDolomitization Of St. Regis Fm, Burke Fm, And Revett Fm
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10078294
MRDS IDW026559
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.2696, -114.98599
References
CAMPBELL, A. B., 1960 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE ST. REGIS - SUPERIOR AREA MINERAL COUNTY, MONTANA, U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1082 - I P. 599 - 601951 OTHER DMEA PARTLY FINANCED REHABILITATION OF LAST 750 FT OF KEESEY TUNNEL FOR STUDY OF AN AREA THOUGHT TO CONTAIN SIGNIFICANT ORE.1951 RECON R. E. WALLACE AND J. W. HOSTERMANCAMPBELL, A. B., 1960 , GEOL. AND MIN. DEPOSITS OF THE ST. REGIS, SUPERIOR AREA, MINERAL CO., MONT.