Mine detail: Salvail Mine

Previously called 'Bernice Mine'

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Location: Jefferson County, Montana, United States, North America
Lat / long: 46.35046, -112.14477
dep_id: 10015904
mrds_id: DB02190
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Silver, Gold, Copper
Minor mineral: Zinc, Lead
Trace mineral: Arsenic, Antimony
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Bournonite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite
gangue: Pyrite, Quartz
work_type: Underground
alteration: Primary Sulfides Altered To Bournonite Altered To Covellite
ore_ctrl: Shear Zone
Reporter: Elliott, James E., Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.)
hrock_type: Andesite
arock_unit: Elkhorn Mountain Volcanics
arock_type: Andesite
Structure: Boulder Batholith, North Vein Offset 60 Ft. By Northeast-Trending Fault
disc_yr: 1903
References:
  • Deposit:: MBMG BULL 16, P. 49, 53, 110.
  • Deposit:: USGS BULL 842, P. 237-8, PL. 39.
  • Deposit:: MBMG BULL 33, P. 13.
  • Production:: MBMG BULL 16, P. 110.
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