Mine detail: Dakotah Mine

Previously called 'Dakota Mine'

<< Back to the map

Location

Lat / long:

46.94463, -110.72501

Resource(M)

Primary:	Silver, Lead, Zinc
Secondary:	Gold, Copper
Ore:	Galena, Sphalerite
Orebody form:	LINEAR
Discovery year:	1883

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1883

Geology

Host rock:	Light Colored Gneiss;Black Amphibolite-Gneiss
Host type:	Gneiss
Associated rock:	Pinto Diorite (Age Unknown)
Associated type:	Diorite
Structure:	East - West Arching Of Gneisses And Schists, Fissure In Light Colored Gneiss
Alteration processes:	Country Rock In Vein Area Crushed And Altered

References

MRDS	W026532
DEP	10105988
Reference	{Deposit:: ROBERTSON, A. F., 1951 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS) CASCADE COUNTY MONTANA: U. S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7589 P 33 - 34}{Deposit:: WEED, W. H., 1900 , GEOLOGY OF THE LITTLE BELT NOUNTAINS, MONTANA: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 20TH ANNUAL REPORT PART 3 P. 432 - 433}{Production:: ROBERTSON, A. F., 1951 , MINES AND MIN. DEP. (EXCEPT FUELS) CASCADE CO., MONT., P. 33}
Reporter	Mc Kenzie, Craig L.; R. B. Berg