Hattie Ferguson Mine

The Hattie Ferguson Mine is a silver, lead, and gold mine located in Jefferson county, Montana.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Hattie Ferguson Mine

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc

Location

State: Montana
County: Jefferson
District: Basin (Cataract, Comet) District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Production): 40% OF ORE VALUE SAID TO BE GOLD IN 1911.

Comment (Workings): FORMERLY WORKED THROUGH 140 FT SHAFT, A 1400 FT CROSSCUT WAS PUT IN (1933) TO CUT VEIN AT A DEPTH OF 362 FT. 2 SHORT ADITS.

Comment (Location): W SIDE OF CATARACT CR. LAT LONG ARE ON SHAFT. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1950)

References

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 16, P. 30, 102.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 527, P. 124

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 842, P. 294

Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 428, P. 97.

Reference (Production): MBMG BULL 16, P. 102.

Principal Gold Districts of Montana

In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.