Mine detail: Ground Squirrel Mine

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Location: Silver Bow County, Montana, United States, North America
Lat / long: 46.00823, -112.51339
dep_id: 10014492
mrds_id: D011293
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper
Minor mineral: Silver, Gold
Trace mineral: Arsenic
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Chalcocite, Enargite, Gold
gangue: Pyrite, Quartz
conc_proc: Oxidation Down To 75 Ft.
Reporter: Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.)
hrock_type: Quartz Monzonite
arock_unit: Butte Quartz Monzonite (Boulder Batholith)
arock_type: Quartz Monzonite
References:
  • USGS PP 74, P. 189, 192, PL. X
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