Montana · Beaverhead County
Past Producer
Tuscarora Group
Beaverhead County, Montana, United States
Silver
Copper
Lead
Zinc
Gold
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Description
Amede Bessett & Wash Stapleton
Commodities
Primary
Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc
Secondary
Gold
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Replacement
Deposit size
Y
Workings
Surface/Underground
Orebody form
PIPE
Ore control
Ore Bodies Localized At Intersections Of Fractures Parallel To Tuscarora Fault And Favorable Beds About A Meter Thick
Materials
Ore minerals
Galena
Gangue
Jasper, Sand
Geology
Host rock
Quartzite,Dolomite · Jefferson;Flathead
Associated rock
Andesite
Structure
East - Trending Tuscarora Fault, Smaller North - Trending Vertical Faults
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
First production
1875
Discovery year
1865
Identification
Deposit ID
10105637
MRDS ID
W013418
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
45.31296, -112.87283
References
MBMG BULL 85.SHENON, 1931, GEOLOGY & ORE DEPOSITS - BANNACK & ARGENTA, MT., MT. BUREAU MINES & GEOLOGY BULL. 6.