Montana · Lewis and Clark County
Producer

Monte Cristo Mine

Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States
GoldCopperSilverLeadZinc
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Copper, Silver
SecondaryLead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlFault Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Chalcopyrite, Cuprite, Gold, Malachite, Silver
GangueHematite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Butte Quartz Monzonite (Boulder Batholith)
StructureBoulder Batholith, Lee Mountain-Valley Forge Shear Zone
AlterationOxidized
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10106661
MRDS IDDB02110
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.4499, -112.26533
References
USGS BULL 1151, P. 112, PL. 1MBMG BULL 115, P. 8.MBMG BULL 109, P. 53.USGS BULL 1151, P. 112-13.