Montana · Jefferson County
Past Producer

Whitehall Mine

Jefferson County, Montana, United States
SilverCopperLeadZincGoldManganese
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Copper, Lead, Zinc
SecondaryGold
TertiaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlFissure Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockShale · Greyson Shale
StructureNw Trending Faults And Folds
Tectonic settingLaramide Fold-Thrust Belt
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1917-1953
First production1917
Identification
Deposit ID10101992
MRDS IDDC10758
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.93657, -112.04726
References
MBMG BULL 16.ALEXANDER, R.G., 1955, GEOLOGY OF THE WHITEHALL AREA, MONTANA YELLOWSTONE-BIGHORN RESEARCH PROJECT, CONTRIBUTION 195, 111 P.LINDQUIST, A.E., 1966, STRUCTURE AND MINERALIZATION OF THE WHITEHALL MINING DISTRICT, JEFFERSON CO., MT: MONT. SCHOOL OF MINES, M.S. THESIS.CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 03-29-19611960 RECON MBMG BULLETIN 161966 RECON MT. SCHOOL OF MINES, M. S. THESIS: LINDQUIST, A.E.