Mine detail: Jumbo Mine

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Location: Meagher County, Montana, United States, North America
Lat / long: 46.49324, -110.65555
dep_id: 10078291
mrds_id: W026555
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Lead, Silver
Trace mineral: Zinc
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Galena, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
gangue: Jasper, Pyrite, Quartz
orebody_fm: PODS AND PIPES
work_type: Underground
ore_ctrl: Probable Ore Control - Contact Of Limestone With Dacite Porphyry Dike
Reporter: Mc Kenzie, Craig L.; R. B. Berg
arock_unit: Dacite Porphyry Dike
arock_type: Dacite
Structure: Castle Mountains Have Igneous Core, Brecciation Of Limestone Due To Sharp Folding Of Limestone Group
disc_yr: 1886
References:
  • Deposit:: WINTERS, A. S., 1968 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE CASTLE MOUNTAIN MINING DISTRICT MEAGHER COUNTY, MONTANA: MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 64 P. 45 - 46
  • Deposit:: ROBY, R. N., 1950 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS) MEAGHER COUNTY, MONTANA U. S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7540 P. 19 - 20
  • Deposit:: BRYNE J., AND HUNTER F., 1897 , 9TH REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF MINES OF STATE OF MONTANA P. 18
  • Production:: WINTERS, 1968 , CASTLE MOUNTAIN DISTRICT, P. 45.
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