Inspiration Mine

The Inspiration Mine is a lead, zinc, gold, silver, and copper mine located in Jefferson county, Montana at an elevation of 6,299 feet.

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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

Name: Inspiration Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Jefferson

Elevation: 6,299 Feet (1,920 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Gold, Silver, Copper

Lat, Long: 45.91667, -112.02500

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Inspiration Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Inspiration Mine


Commodity

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


Location

State: Montana
County: Jefferson
District: Whitehall (Cardwell) District


Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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

Owner Name: Wegener, William G.
Home Office: Whitehall, Mt.
Years: 1960 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1945
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

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


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: West Bull Mtn. Block

Type: L
Description: Fault Zone, Nw To Ne Trending Normal And Reverse Faults, Folds.


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Wallrock Replacement


Rocks

Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: REPLACEMENT & FISSURE FILLING, 14 IN WIDE

Comment (Workings): 200-FT INCLINE SHAFT WITH FOUR LEVELS AT 75, 145, 165, AND 200 FT. 200 FT OF DRIFTS.

Comment (Development): GASOLINE-DRIVEN COMPRESSOR AND HOIST.


References

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 16.

Reference (Deposit): ALEXANDER, R.G., 1955, GEOLOGY OF THE WHITEHALL AREA, MONTANA YELLOWSTONE-BIGHORN RESEARCH PROJECT, CONTRIBUTION 195, 111 P.

Reference (Deposit): LINDQUIST, A.E., STRUCTURE AND MINERALIZATION OF THE WHITEHALL MINING DISTRICT, JEFFERSON CO., MT: MT. SCHOOL OF MINES, M.S. THESIS, 1966, P. 27.

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 12-21-1961

Reference (Deposit): 1960 RECON MBMG BULLETIN 1

Reference (Production): MBMG BULLETIN 16


Principal Gold Districts of Montana

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.