Mine detail: Free Enterprise Mine

Previously called 'Silver Bell'

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Location

Lat / long:

46.25573, -112.14866

Resource(B)

Primary:	Silver, Uranium
Secondary:	Lead, Copper, Zinc
Tertiary:	Molybdenum, Barium-Barite, Arsenic, Antimony
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Galena, Molybdenite, Pitchblende, Silver, Uraninite
Gangue:	Barite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Orebody form:	TABULAR, PODS
Discovery year:	1949

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Butte Quartz Monzonite;Aplite And Alaskite Dikes
Host type:	Quartz Monzonite
Associated rock:	Aplite Alaskite Dike (Boulder Batholith);Butte Quartz Monzonite
Associated type:	Quartz Monzonite,Granite
Structure:	Boulder Batholith

References

MRDS	M060809
DEP	10103894
Reference	{Deposit:: USGS BULL 988-G, P. 143-155.}{Deposit:: MBMG BULL 16, P. 39-40.}{Deposit:: USGS PP 428, P. 20, 40-42, 94, PL. 1.}{Deposit:: 1950 GEOLMAP ROBERTS, W., USGS BULL., 988-}{Production:: USGS BULL, 988-G}
Reporter	Puffett, Willard P., Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.)