Description
B. Barker And P. W. Hughes
Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Zinc
SecondaryGold, Copper
TertiaryTungsten, Molybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePolymetallic veins
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formCRESCENT-SHAPED VEIN
Ore controlNorthwest-Northeast Joint System, Hughesville Stock
Materials
Ore mineralsMarmatite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite, Galena
GangueBarite, Calcite, Rhodochrosite
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite · HUGHESVILLE QUARTZ MONZONITE STOCK
Associated rockRhyolite,Granite · Galena Creek Porphyry;Hughesville Stock, Hughesville Quartz Monzonite;Mixes Baldy Laccolith, Wolf Porphyry;Clendennin Laccolith, Clendennin Mountain Porphyry
StructureZone Of Laccoliths And Other Igneous Intrusions Covering Over 800 Square Km, Domal Uplift Caused By Intrusion Of Snow Creek Porphyry, Hughesville Stock With Conjugate Fracture System
Tectonic settingRocky Mountain Foreland
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1880
Discovery year1879
Identification
Deposit ID10089197
MRDS IDW014740
Alternate namesWright - Edwards, Barker
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates47.0838, -110.63251
References
ROBERTSON, A. F., AND ROBY, R. N., 1951, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS), JUDITH BASIN COUNTY, MONT.: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INF. CIRC. 7602, 48 P.WITKIND, I. J., 1973; IGNEOUS ROCKS AND RELATED MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE BARKER QUADRANGLE, LITTLE BELT MOUNTAINS, MONTANA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 752, 58 P.YOUNG, F.M., CROWLEY, F.A., AND SAHINEN, U.M., 1962, MARKETING PROBLEMS OF SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISES ENGAGED IN LEAD AND ZINC MINING: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 30, P. 27.SPIROFF, KIRIL, 1938, GEOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS OF THE BLOCK P MINE, HUGHESVILLE, MONTANA: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 33, NO. 5 P. 554-567.WALKER, G.E., 1991, GEOLOGY OF THE BARKER MINING DISTRICT, JUDITH BASIN AND CASCADE COUNTIES, MONTANA, IN GUIDEBOOK OF THE CENTRAL MONTANA ALKALIC PROVINCE: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPECIAL PUBLICATION 100, P. 29-37.BAKER, D.W., MCBRIDE, GWEN, AND DAHY, JAMES, 1991, FIELD GUIDE LITTLE BELT MOUNTAINS, IN GUIDEBOOK OF THE CENTRAL MONTANA ALKALIC PROVINCE: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPECIAL PUBLICATION 100, P. 145-162.WEED, W.H., 1900, GEOLOGY OF THE LITTLE BELT MOUNTAINS, MONTANA, WITH NOTES ON THE MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE NEIHART, BARKER, YOGO, AND OTHER DISTRICTS; ACCOMPANIED BY A REPORT ON THE PETROGRAPHY OF THE IGNEOUS ROCKS OF THE DISTRICT, L.V. PIRSSON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 20TH ANNUAL REPORT (1898-1899), PART 3, P. 257-581.USGS PROF. PAPER 752, P. 51