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Zortman-Landusky Mine (Zortman Mine), Little Rockies Mining District, Phillips County, Montana, USAi
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Zortman-Landusky Mine (Zortman Mine)Mine
Little Rockies Mining DistrictMining District
Phillips CountyCounty
MontanaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° North , 108° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~6km
GRN:
N32W54
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Mindat Locality ID:
26780
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:26780:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


An open pit gold mine owned by Pegasus Gold, Inc.
Gold was extracted by cyanide heap-leaching.

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9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calaverite
Formula: AuTe2
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Hessite
Formula: Ag2Te
ⓘ 'Mica Group'
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Sylvanite
Formula: AgAuTe4
ⓘ 'UM2009-//-CN:FeHKZn'
Formula: (Na,K)2Zn3[Fe(CN)6]2 · nH2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘHessite2.BA.60Ag2Te
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘSylvanite2.EA.05AgAuTe4
ⓘCalaverite2.EA.10AuTe2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Mica Group'-
ⓘ'UM2009-//-CN:FeHKZn'-(Na,K)2Zn3[Fe(CN)6]2 · nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ UM2009-//-CN:FeHKZn(Na,K)2Zn3[Fe(CN)6]2 · nH2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ UM2009-//-CN:FeHKZn(Na,K)2Zn3[Fe(CN)6]2 · nH2O
NNitrogen
Nⓘ UM2009-//-CN:FeHKZn(Na,K)2Zn3[Fe(CN)6]2 · nH2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ UM2009-//-CN:FeHKZn(Na,K)2Zn3[Fe(CN)6]2 · nH2O
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Naⓘ UM2009-//-CN:FeHKZn(Na,K)2Zn3[Fe(CN)6]2 · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
KPotassium
Kⓘ UM2009-//-CN:FeHKZn(Na,K)2Zn3[Fe(CN)6]2 · nH2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ UM2009-//-CN:FeHKZn(Na,K)2Zn3[Fe(CN)6]2 · nH2O
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Znⓘ UM2009-//-CN:FeHKZn(Na,K)2Zn3[Fe(CN)6]2 · nH2O
AgSilver
Agⓘ HessiteAg2Te
Agⓘ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
TeTellurium
Teⓘ CalaveriteAuTe2
Teⓘ HessiteAg2Te
Teⓘ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
AuGold
Auⓘ CalaveriteAuTe2
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
Auⓘ SylvaniteAgAuTe4

Localities in this Region

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  • Montana
    • Phillips County
      • Little Rockies Mining District

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References

Minerals Yearbook 1988 - Mining & Quarrying Trends: 31.
Mining Annual Review (1985): 39.
Jared Diamond (2011): Collapse. How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed. Penguin Books, 590 pp. (2011 reprint, with new afterword, of original 2005 edition)
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