Description
Lafe Hensley And Sons
Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
SecondaryCopper, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formCRESCENT-SHAPED POD
Ore controlReplacement Pod Occurs Along Flexure Which Strikes N 15 E And Dips 44 E; Dolomitic Limestone
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Jasper, Pyrite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Mission Canyon Formation, Limestones
Associated rockDacite,Granite · Castle Stock, Granite;Dacite Porphyry
StructureCastle Stack, El Dorado - Lombard Overthrust, Warm Springs Anticline, Little Belt Anticline, Castle Stock, Corral Creek Anticline, Northeast-Striking Flexure
Tectonic settingRocky Mountain Foreland
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1888
Discovery year1886
Identification
Deposit ID10105639
MRDS IDW013433
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.45269, -110.68555
References
WINTERS, A. S., 1968, GEOLOGY & ORE DEPOSITS OF THE CASTLE MOUNTAIN, MINING DISTRICT, MEAGHER CO., MT., M.B.M.G. BULL. 64.ROBY, R. N., 1950, MINES & MINERAL DEPOSITS, MEAGHER CO., MT., U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INF. CIRC. 7540WINTERS, 1968, M.B.M.G. BULL. 64.