Description
Richard G. Wright
Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Zinc
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnknown
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlNe Trending Fractures
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Polybasite, Pyrargyrite
GangueBarite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockSchist,Gneiss · Pinto Diorite-Metadiorite;Gneiss, Schist
Associated rockDiorite,Lamprophyre · Gneiss And Schist
StructureMoulton Fault Apparently Delimits Southwest Extension Of Ore
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1893
Discovery year1886
Identification
Deposit ID10103897
MRDS IDM060827
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.94602, -110.74417
References
ROBERTSON, A.G., 1951, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS) CASCADE COUNTY, MONTANA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. INFO. CIRC. 7589, P. 24-26SCHAFER, P.A., 1935, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE NEIHART MINING DISTRICT, CASCADE COUNTY, MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES, MEM. 13, P. 34-36WEED, W.H., 1900, GEOLOGY OF THE LITTLE BELT MOUNTAINS, MONT: USGS, 20TH ANN. RPT. PT. 3, P. 425-426KEEFER, W.R., 1972, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE WEST HALF OF THE NEIHART 15-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, CENTRAL MONTANA: USGS MISC. GEOL. INV. MAP I-7261893 GEOLMAP W.H. WEED, 20TH ANN. RPT.1964 GEOLMAP W.R. KEEFER, MAP I-276U.S.B.M. INFO. CIRC. 7589, P. 25OME FILES