Mine detail: Elba

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Location: Silver Bow County, Montana, United States, North America
Lat / long: 46.00823, -112.56756
dep_id: 10019585
mrds_id: DC10865
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Manganese, Silver
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Rhodochrosite, Rhodonite
gangue: Pyrite, Quartz
Reporter: Unknown, Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.)
hrock_type: Quartz Monzonite
arock_unit: Butte Quartz Monzonite (Boulder Batholith)
arock_type: Quartz Monzonite
Structure: Boulder Batholith
prod_yrs: 1918-1928
References:
  • Deposit:: USGS FILES
  • Deposit:: USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOKS 1918, 1924-27.
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