 | | Journal (issue) | | BUTTE, MONTANA Butte, Montana Minerals, Mines and History The Mineralogical Record Volume 33 • Number...crystal cluster, 3 cm across, From the Leonard mine, Butte, Montana. Frederick H. Pough collection; Jeff Scovil...painted to illustrate “The Story of Montana: The Treasure of Butte Hill and Development of the Great Copper...volume 33, January–February, 2002 Contents Butte, Montana: Minerals, Mines and History By Robert E. Jenkins...Jenkins & Jerry A. Lorengo Ed McDole: “Montana Mineral King” By Richard A. Bideaux What’s new in minerals: |  | | Report (volume) | | it helpful to refer to Survey Bulletin 507, "The mining districts of the western United States," and to...abundant, it may have been completely exhausted by mining or quarrying. Deposits of minerals of wide distribution...because they occur in sufficient quantity to warrant mining for their usual products but because they furnish...See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton; |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Butte, Montana Minerals, Mines, and History Robert E. Jenkins 6 Columbus Circle Newark, Delaware 19702...recorded from Butte. Specimens of copper sulfides and sulfosalts like bornite, chalcocite, colusite, covellite...rank among the finest in the world. The best of Butte pyrite compares with the best anywhere. Handsome...Handsome specimens of barite, quartz, rhodochrosite, silver, and numerous other species have been found, many...Kelley #2 (rightbackground) mines, Butte, ca. 1965. World Museum of Mining photo. 6 The Mineralogical Record |  | | Report (issue) | | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter I. Mining Districts of Counties and the State of Utah. .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 County Listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter II. Mining Districts of Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . 4 Mineral Localities Listed by County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Beaver County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |  | | Report (volume) | | ....................................... 102 District of Columbia ......................................... 139 144 146 153 158 163 169 . 172 174 Montana..................................................to refer to Geological Survey Bulletin 507, "The mining districts of the western United States," and to...abundant it may have been completely exhausted by mining or quarrying. Deposits of minerals that are widely...because they occur in sufficient quantity to warrant mining for their usual products, but because they furnish |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Shoshone' • '---:.:.:cJ ' , '-------'\ I. ILatah I , Moscow r i: IN;;z • Perc~~ r-, Lewis ~ r:': Downloaded...Adams'. McCall -j' ('I. ,I) , \' ,I ',Ji Valley L..yJashingtonf ( • _ _ .l- - ---r' .LJ I ya~J...specimens, are either inaccessible or are in closed mining districts, or are closed for political reasons... '<, • Boise I Dismal SW!fP \.J. Silver City-D~Lamar Mining Dlstricts / J\. I,' -r-, - L........ ~ rl.. kl \ , 50 I 100 I Miles old mining and geologic data have not been recently prospected |  | | Journal (issue) | | Project 28-30 Our Affiliates 31 Mimetite, Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Mexico, 2.4 x 1.8 x 1.7 cm, Alex Schauss...experiencing remnants of winter while the rest of the county can feel spring in the air. This means it’s time...Alex Schauss, 10645 N. Oracle Rd., Suite 121, Oro Valley, AZ 85737; alex@aibmr.com VICE PRESIDENT: Clyde...SECRETARY: Sue Liebetrau, 11822 SW Lodi Court, Powell Butte, OR 97753; liebetrauam@msn.com TREASURER: Gloria...EDITOR—Alex Schauss, 10645 N. Oracle Rd., Suite 121, Oro Valley, AZ 85737; alex@aibmr.com NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS |  | | Report (issue) | | 74 GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BUTTE DISTRICT, MONTANA BY \¥ALTER I-IAllVEY vVEED WASHINGTON......................... ~ . . . . Epoch of gold mining ................................................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Epoch o'f silver mining ........· ......... ·................................. ~.............. Development of copper mining. ~ ..· . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................................... Future of the district .................................. ·......... |  | | Book (volume) | | conditions: the Cumberland Plateau, the Appalachian Valley, the Appalachian Mountains, the Piedmont Plain...Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59...along adjoining Co. linerock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1½ mi. inside...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States BARTOW COUNTY AREA, Saltpeter Cave, as floatjasper. CARTERSVILLE: |  | | Book | | stumble over a valuable nugget and stake your own mining claim? Indeed it to is, and author book Jay...prospecting, he points out, is in abandoned mining districts, where valuable mineral ores are present...commercial ores and secondary minerals by state, county, township, and geologic range. For easy identification...RANSOM 1875-1948 An to the Eastern '‘Schoolmarm” Mining Camps of the Old West I I a s I \ h K... CONTENTS Preface ix PART I 1 Introduction to Mining and Mineralogy 2 Preparation for Mineral Collecting |  | | Book (volume) | | in elev. From 1,000’ on the eastern border with Montana and Iowa to 3,500’ along the western boundary with...instance, a single Spodumene crystal from the Etta Mine near Keystone on the east side of the Mount Rushmore...commercial production of minerals, principally Gold, Silver, Copper, Iron, Lead, Manganese and Zinc, along...beds, excavations, etc.Selenite roses. BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma zone of the Pierre Fm. On Elm...gray Barite rosette up to 5 or 6 inches. CAMPBELL COUNTY MOUND CITY, W to the Missouri R., regional hillsides |  | | Report (volume) | | depth__________ Precipitates from mine waters under superficial conditions_ Composition of mine waters of the Jopliu-region___________...enrichment_ Deep-seated metasornatic development of chalcocite and covelliteSources of the sulphur of secondary...Copper-bearing deposits________________________ 199 Butte, Montana__________________________ 199 Bingham,...Arizona__________________________ 208 Note on the Bisbee district, Arizona, by F. L. Ransome_ 209 Globe and Miami...Mexico____________________ 22J Burro Mountain district, New Mexico_____________ 222 , Cananea, Mexico |  | | Book (volume) | | ..........................................221 Montana .................................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a...deep red to variegated⎯ocher. BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy |  | | Book (volume) | | ..........................................221 Montana .................................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a...deep red to variegated⎯ocher. BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy |  | | Report (volume) | | ........................ 5 5 Distribution of mining districts..................................................................................... Montana.......................................................................... PART II. Catalogue of mining districts, by J. M. Hill..................................................... Classification of mining districts..................................................................................... Montana............................................... |  | | Book | | and Collecting Hazards A Third Dimension Map of Mining Locations The Gallery List of Plates The Plates...barsanov, Director, Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Moscow, u. s. s. R. ^ Gerhard becker, dealer, Idar-Oberstein...Leonidovich, Secretary, Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Moscow, u. S. S. R. ^ Vincent manson, Chairman, Department...Ontario, Canada ^ Thomas mckee, collector, Paradise Valley, Arizona, u. s. a. ^ henrich NEUMANN, Curator,...Sydney, AUSTRALIA ^ M. dusterud, Museum Manager, Mining Museum, Kongsberg, NORWAY ^ PAUL fraenkel, collector | | | Book | | and Collecting Hazards A Third Dimension Map of Mining Locations The Gallery List of Plates The Plates...Faculty Parts Sorbonne, man Mineralogical Museum, Moscow, U.S.S.R. GERMANY j}& BONA POTENZA BIANCHI, Curator...LEONIDOVICH, Secretary, Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Moscow, U. S. 8. R. Je VINCENT MANSON, Chairman, Department...CANADA ye THOMAS MCKEE, collector, Paradise Valley, Arizona, U.S. A. ¥e HENRICH NEUMANN, Curator...Sydney, AUSTRALIA Ye M. DUSTERUD, Museum Manager, Mining Museum, Kongsberg, NORWAY }& PAUL FRAENKEL, collector |  | | Book | | volume is dedicated is four-fold: (1) To locate by mine, deposit, or community those mineralized areas of...Co. Hematite CALERA, Shelby Co. Wavkllite CLAY COUNTY, Sec. 24. T. 19 S R., 7 E. STATUARY, Coosa Co...of* Marble Crystalline TALLADEGA COUNTY Marble, (crystalline) VALLEY HEAD, DeKalb Co. Hematite VILLAGE...VILLAGE SPRINGS, Blount Co. Hematite WOODS COPPER MINE, Cloaburne Co. Sphalerite ARIZONA COVEI.I.ITE I I...Feldspar HISSOP, Coosa Co., (near) Beryl JACKSON COUNTY Hematite KENNEDYS, Clay Co., (near) Magnetite MILLERVILLE |  | | Report (issue) | | recovered by Dean Farris from mine dump waste in the Gold Hill district. The actual diameter of the button... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kirwin district . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....City) district .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 16 Stinkingwater district . . ...Sunlight district . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 18 22 Mine and... . . . . . . .. 39 39 40 40 40 41 41 Reported mine and prospect descriptions . . . . .. . . . . . |  | | Report (volume) | | copper-lead sulfide vein deposits, in epithermal silver-gold veins, in quicksilver and antimony deposits...Mexico; and the replacement and vein deposits of Butte, Montana; Cerro de Pasco, Peru; Northern Rhodesia; and...variety of selenium minerals is found. The copper-silver-lead veins of Skrikerum, Sweden; Harz Mountains...epithermal silver-gold fissure vein deposits. Examples are deposits in the Silver City district, Idaho;...Idaho; Comstock Lode and Jarbidge district, Nev.; and Guanajuato, Mexico, where naumannite, sometimes in large |  | | Journal (issue) | | until 5/26/15 U S $5.99 0 74470 02033 PRINTED IN USA 2 05 2 www.rockngem.com Ultra Tec.idml 2 3/3/15...remarkable deposit of copper species. This Flambeau mine chalcocite specimen (3.4 cm high) has an attractive metallic-blue...first dig. My dad and I went to the Diamond Hill mine in South Carolina and dug for skeletal quartz, amethyst...melted sterling silver scrap and poured it into the mold to create a sheet of textured silver. Cuttlebone...design on paper to create a pattern for the sterling silver pieces. I applied rubber cement to a sheet of 18 |  | | Report (issue) | | Basin structure Structure in the San Francisco district Geology Sedimentary rocks Geologic periods represented...relations Morehouse (?) quartzite (Silurian?) of Star district Distribution General character Conditions of deposition...Quartz monzonite of the Rocky district Quartz monzonite of the Star district Comparison of analyses Dike...82 San Francisco district 82 Beaver Lake district 86 Rocky district 87 Star district 88 Comparison of...region 91 Native elements 91 91 Sulphur 91. Gold 92 Silver 92 Copper 92 Sulphides 92 Stibnite 92 Bismuthinite |  | | Report (volume) | | SMITH, Director ' Bulletin 648 NOTES ON SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN EASTERN NEVADA BY JAMES M. HILL...Clark County.......................................................'.. Gold Butte mining district.................... Lincoln mine........................................ Bennett mine.........................and gneiss............................. Gold Butte Mining Co................................. New Era...prospects...................................... Elko County............................................... |  | | Journal (issue) | | UNDERGROUND 10 Winter visitors enjoy underground mine tours, mineral museums, and limestone caverns. By...24 MY FAVORITE TRUE MINERAL STORIES 16 Part I: Moscow, Mendeleev, and Becky Bird. By Bob Jones MINERAL... Rock & Gem Winter Visitors Enjoy Underground Mine Tours, Mineral Museums and Limestone Caves Story...copper mineral you might see on the Copper Queen mine tour. 12 rockngem.com Scottsdale is invaded by...involves minerals? Fortunately, there are underground mine tours, mineral museums, and limestone caves to be |  | | Report (issue) | | published information, field investigations, and mining company data. 2 ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS REPORT...per billion percent short ton U.S. dollar gold silver copper lead zinc cobalt manganese iron uranium...resources Mining districts Gibbonsville Mining District Indian Creek Mining District Mineral Hill Mining District...Mackinaw Mining District Blackbird Mining District Wilson Creek Mining District Yellowjacket Mining District...Range Mining District Eureka Mining District Carmen Creek Mining District Eldorado Mining District Pratt |
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