Montana · Madison County
Past Producer

Schmidt Prospect

Madison County, Montana, United States
SilverLeadCopperGoldZincMolybdenum
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Copper, Gold
SecondaryZinc
TertiaryMolybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formNARROW STRINGERS
Ore controlFissure Zone, Bedding Plane
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Cuprite, Galena, Sphalerite, Wulfenite
GangueChrysocolla, Iron, Malachite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Pony Gneiss;Meagher Limestone
StructureTobacco Root Batholith, Schmidt Fault, N40e, 70e
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10102055
MRDS IDDC11926
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.56796, -112.16226
References
USGS BULL 574, P. 155.USBM IC 6972, P. 69.MBMG BULL 24, P. 37.HORTON, F.W., 1916, MOLYBDENUM, ITS ORE AND THEIR CONCENTRATION: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, BULLETIN 111., P. 76-77.1914 RECON WINCHELL, A.N., USGS BULLETIN 5741916 RECON U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 1111961 GEOLMAP MBMG BULLETIN 24.