Mine detail: Buffalo Mine

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Location: Mineral County, Montana, United States, North America
Lat / long: 47.28681, -115.47907
dep_id: 10019043
mrds_id: DC08395
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper, Lead
Minor mineral: Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold
orebody_fm: PODS
Reporter: Unknown, Rojstaczer, Stuart A.
Structure: Large Scale Nw Trending Dioritic Sill (Wismards). Deposits In Vicinity Are Typically Chalcopyrite - Dolomite Veins Filling Steeply Dipping Eastward Trending Fractures.
tectonic: Belt Basin
References:
  • Deposit:: WALLACE, R. E. AND HOSTERMAN, J. W., 1956 , RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGY OF WESTERN MINERAL COUNTY, MONTANA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1027-M, P. 607 , PL. 48 .
  • Deposit:: CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 02-15-1963
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