Mine detail: Holliday Mine

Previously called 'Homestead Mine'

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Location: Sanders County, Montana, United States, North America
Lat / long: 47.97598, -115.90964
dep_id: 10019032
mrds_id: DC08363
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Silver, Lead, Zinc
Trace mineral: Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Chalcopyrite, Galena, Silver, Sphalerite
gangue: Marcasite, Pyrite, Quartz
orebody_fm: PODS, LENSES AND IRREGULAR BUNCHES OF SULFIDES ARE DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT
work_type: Underground
alteration: Sericitization Along The Massive Fault In The Main Adit.
ore_ctrl: Fracture Zone
Reporter: Unknown, Rojstaczer, Stuart A.
hrock_unit: Wallace Formation
hrock_type: Argillite
Structure: 30 Ft Fault Zone, 280 Ft From The Portal Of The Main Adit. Fault Strikes N 45 Deg W And Appears To Dip Vertically. Fault Plane Proper Is Filled With 12 Inches Of Clay.
tectonic: Belt Basin
Year first produced: 1961
disc_yr: 1939
discr: Homestead Mining Co
References:
  • Deposit:: CROWLEY, F. A., 1963 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS) SANDERS COUNTY, MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 34 , P. 22 - 23 .
  • Deposit:: CROWLEY, F. A., 1962 , DIRECTORY OF KNOWN MINING ENTERPRISES, 1961 : MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 25 , P. 45 .
  • Deposit:: LAWSON, D. C., 1972 , DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1971 : MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 86 , P. 16 .
  • Deposit:: LAWSON, D. C., 1973 , DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1972 : MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 88 , P. 22 .
  • Production:: CROWLEY, F. W., 1963 : MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 34 , P. 22 .
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