Golden Curry Mine

Jefferson County, Montana, United States

SilverCopperGoldIronNickelSilica

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Commodities

PrimarySilver, Copper, Gold

TertiaryIron, Nickel, Silica

Commodity typeM

Deposit

Deposit typeSkarn Au

Model64: Skarn Au

Materials

Other materialsChalcopyrite, Gold, Hematite, Magnetite, Pyrrhotite

Geology

Host rockLimestone · Turnley Formation, Metamorphosed Shale;Limestones, Shale;Madison Formation, Limestone; Quadrant Formation, Quartzite

Economic & production

Development statusPast Producer

First production1892

Discovery year1890

Identification

Deposit ID10196818

Alternate namesElkhorn (Golden Curry), Sourdough, Jacqueline, Jacquemin

RegionNA

Data scoreB

Coordinates46.2843, -111.96147

References

JEFFERSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS98000 TON SHIPPED IN 1890'S1919 TPD=30 TONSUSED AS FLUX FOR ASRCOIRON DEPOSITS IN MONT" MBMG IC-13BY V C DEMUNCK 1956METALIFEROUS DEP OF GREATER HELENMINING DIST" USGS B-842 19ORE DEPOSITS OF HELENA MINING RE-GION USGS B-527 1913USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER-292