Mine detail: Morning Mine

Previously called 'Midnight Mine'

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Location

Lat / long:

46.36518, -112.27171

Resource(M)

Primary:	Silver, Lead
Secondary:	Gold, Zinc, Copper
Tertiary:	Arsenic, Antimony
Ore:	Cerussite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
Gangue:	Polybasite, Pyrite, Quartz, Tourmaline
Discovery year:	1900

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
Last production ended:	1958

Geology

Host type:	Quartz Monzonite
Associated rock:	Butte Quartz Monzonite (Boulder Batholith)
Associated type:	Quartz Monzonite
Structure:	Fault Zone 10-30 Feet Wide Trends N 70 W, Dips 70 N

References

MRDS	DB02112
DEP	10015852
Reference	{Deposit:: USGS BULL NO 1151, P. 113-14, PL. 1.}{Deposit:: MBMG BULL 16, P. 104.}{Deposit:: MBMG BULL 10, P. 29.}{Deposit:: MBMG BULL 30, P. 23.}
Reporter	Elliott, James E., Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.)