Mine detail: Cameron Mine

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Location: Deer Lodge County, Montana, United States, North America
Lat / long: 46.16933, -113.10647
dep_id: 10019612
mrds_id: DC10950
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Silver
Minor mineral: Silica, Lead, Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Replacement
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Quartz
alteration: Silicification
ore_ctrl: Zone Of Fracturing
Reporter: Unknown, Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.)
hrock_unit: Hasmark Formation
hrock_type: Limestone
Structure: Mount Powell Batholith
Year first produced: 1885
yr_lst_prd: 1965
References:
  • Deposit:: USGS PP 78, P. 244.
  • Deposit:: MBMG BULL 58, P. 10
  • Deposit:: USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOKS 1926, 1935-38, 1960-63.
  • Deposit:: MBMG BULL 84, P. 32, 35.
  • Production:: EMMONS 1913 USGS PROF. PAPER 78 ; USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOKS 1962.
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