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Kelley Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USAi
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Kelley MineMine
Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District)Mining District
Silver Bow CountyCounty
MontanaState
USACountry

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View of the Butte copper-silver mining area, ca. 1960.

Kelley Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
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View of the Butte copper mining area, in 1955.

Kelley Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
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Pyrite, etc.

Kelley Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
07028040017272066449157.jpg
View of the Butte copper-silver mining area, ca. 1960.

Kelley Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
02973490017272066455583.jpg
View of the Butte copper mining area, in 1955.

Kelley Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
08199000017272066452525.jpg
Pyrite, etc.

Kelley Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
07028040017272066449157.jpg
View of the Butte copper-silver mining area, ca. 1960.

Kelley Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
02973490017272066455583.jpg
View of the Butte copper mining area, in 1955.

Kelley Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 1' 11'' North , 112° 31' 41'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
46.01992,-112.52832
GRN:
N31W57
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Walkerville700 (2017)1.7km
Butte34,190 (2011)1.9km
Butte-Silver Bow (Balance)33,525 (2013)16.5km
Warm Springs3,000 (2013)26.7km
Anaconda9,417 (2011)34.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
36090
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:36090:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


The Kelley was the last and largest of the underground mines in Butte. It hoisted ore from adjacent mines including the Leonard. This means that many specimens attributed to it may have come from other mines originally.

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Mineral List


10 valid minerals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
ⓘBornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
ⓘCovellite2.CA.05aCuS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘMolybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘEnargite2.KA.05Cu3AsS4
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘPyrophyllite9.EC.10Al2Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Sⓘ CovelliteCuS
Sⓘ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Sⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FeIron
Feⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuⓘ CovelliteCuS
Cuⓘ EnargiteCu3AsS4
AsArsenic
Asⓘ EnargiteCu3AsS4
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2

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References

Butte Shafts - Surface Preliminary Map, Anaconda Company Unpublished
Butte, Montana Department of Environmental Quality, Historical Narrative 183, ND
Guidebook for the Butte Field Meeting of the Society Of Economic Geologists, 1973
Guilbert, J., Zeihen, L.G. (1964) The mineralogy of the Butte district, Montana. Open-File Report 268. Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
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