Elkhorn (Swan)

Unknown in Jefferson county in Montana, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10400188
Record type Site
Current site name Elkhorn (Swan)

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.95087, 46.2499 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jefferson(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tacoma Park(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Townsend(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

White Sulphur Springs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Boulder(hydrologic unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Jefferson

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 64
USGS model code 18f
Deposit model name Skarn Au
Mark3 model number 82

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Porphyry
    Rock type qualifier Quartz Porphyr

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.95087, 46.2499

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1980

Mining district

District name Elkhorn

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Total resources 10884000mt ore
  • Type In-situ
    Name Au
    Estimate year 1997
    Total resources 37mt ore

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    AMH 1999 entry for Mountain-West Resources

General comments

Subject category Comment text
General Record of production from 1870's through the late 1950's is incomplete. Substantial production of gold, silver, copper, lead and zinc removed from quartz-tourmaline pipe-like ore bodies at limestone-quartz porphyry contact zone.

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.