Montana · Lincoln County
Past Producer

Viking Mine

Lincoln County, Montana, United States
GoldCopperLeadSilver
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Description

Mark Fowler

Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryCopper, Lead, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena
GangueHematite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Argillite · Ravalli Group
Associated rockDiorite · Metadiorite Sill
StructureGeneral Structural Grain Of Northward Trending Faults Which Are Parallel To Subparallel To Folds
Tectonic settingBelt Basin
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1934
Identification
Deposit ID10101953
MRDS IDDC08342
Alternate namesViking Property, Gold Hill Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.95043, -115.47685
References
SRC.REF: JOHNS, W. M., 1970 : MONTANA BUR MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 79 , P. 122JOHNS, WILLIS M., 1970 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN AND FLATHEAD COUNTIES, MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 79 , P. 121 - 122 .JOHNS, W. M., 1962 , GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS IN THE KOOTENAI-FLATHEAD AREA, NORTHWEST MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 29 , PP. 29 - 30 .CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 01-11-1963JOHNS, WILLIS M., 1970 : MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 79 , P 121 - 122 .