Mine detail: Mineral King - Tarbox Mine

Previously called 'Tarbox MineMineral King Mine'

Location:	Mineral County, Montana, United States, North America
Lat / long:	47.45126, -115.49962
dep_id:	10078296
mrds_id:	W026561
Commodity type:	metallic
Major mineral:	Lead, Zinc
Minor mineral:	Copper, Silver, Gold
Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Vein
Production size:	No production occurred
Development status:	Occurrence
ore:	Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Sphalerite
gangue:	Ankerite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite
work_type:	Underground
alteration:	Hydrothermal Bleaching Is Common Within A Belt Approx 1 Mi Wide Along The North Side Of The Osburn Fault Zone. It Has Been Used As A Guide To Ore Deposits.
ore_ctrl:	Osburn Fault Zone
Reporter:	Rojstaczer, Stuart A.
Structure:	A Major Structural Grain Trends Nw And Consists Of Subparallel Faults And Folds Major Fault Is The Osburn. This Fault Seems To Demarcate A Change In Folding Form With Folds To The North Showing Signs Of More Intense Structural Deformation Than Those To The South.
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. 60 . Deposit:: LAWSON, D. C., 1972 , DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1971 : MONTANA BUR MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 86 , P. 14 . Deposit:: CALKINS, F. C. AND JONES, E. L. JR., 1914 , ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE REGION AROUND MULLAN, IDAHO AND SALTESE, MONTANA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 540 , P. 192 . Deposit:: CROWLEY, F. A., 1962 , DIRECTORY OF KNOWN MINING ENTEPRISES, 1961 : MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 25 , P. 37 .