Mine detail: Hopeful Mine

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Location: Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States, North America
Lat / long: 46.66768, -112.06394
dep_id: 10015901
mrds_id: DB02184
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold, Lead
Minor mineral: Copper
Trace mineral: Arsenic
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Galena, Gold, Lead, Mimetite
gangue: Ankerite, Pyrite, Quartz
work_type: Underground
ore_ctrl: Brecciated Zone Along Faults
Reporter: Elliott, James E., Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.)
hrock_type: Quartz Monzonite
arock_unit: Scratchgravel Quartz Monzonite Stock
arock_type: Quartz Monzonite
Structure: Faults Trending N 70 W, Dip 45e
References:
  • Deposit:: USGS BULL 842, P. 51-54
  • Production:: USGS BULL 842, P. 54
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