Description
Lexington Consolidated Mining Co.
Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
TertiaryZinc, Molybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlNortheast-Trending Fractures, Snow Creek Porphyry
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockDiorite · Belt, Neihart Quartzite;Gneiss And Schist
Associated rockDiorite,Plutonic Rock · Snow Creek Porphyry-Pluton & Dikes Of Rhyolite Porphyry;Pinto Diorite-Large Phenocrysts Of Feldspar & Hornblende
StructureZone Of Igneous Intrusions Covering Over 800 Square Km, Domal Uplift Caused By Intrusion Of Snow Creek Porphyry, Northeast-Trending Fractures & Faults.
Tectonic settingRocky Mountain Foreland
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1891
Identification
Deposit ID10105726
MRDS IDW014737
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.94658, -110.71084
References
KLEINKOPF, M. D., WITKIND, I. J., AND KEEFER, W. R., 1972, AEROMAGNETIC, BOUGUER GRAVITY, AND GENERALIZED GEOLOGIC MAPS OF THE CENTRAL PART OF THE LITTLE BELT MOUNTAINS, MONTANA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MAP GP-837.ROBERTSON, A. F., 1951, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS), CASCADE COUNTY, MONTANA: U.S. BUREAU MINES INF. CIRC. 7589, 76 P.MAP SHOWN AS FIG. 9 IN USBM IC 7589 USED FOR ESTIMATE