Harriet No. 3

The Harriet No. 3 is a silver mine located in Jefferson county, Montana at an elevation of 4,800 feet.

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

Name: Harriet No. 3  

State:  Montana

County:  Jefferson

Elevation: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 46.42806, -111.93056

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Satelite image of the Harriet No. 3

Harriet No. 3 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Harriet No. 3


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold


Location

State: Montana
County: Jefferson
District: Helena


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Kenneth Wooten


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1956
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

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


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ASSAY REPORT: AU - 0.08 OZ/TON AG 0.7 OZ/TON, PB 1.1%, .4%


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Galena


Comments

Comment (Commodity): SAMPLES TAKEN FROM VEIN

Comment (Workings): SHAFT CUTS THRU OXIDIZED VEIN SHAFT CUTS THROUGH ROCK DEBRIS


References

Reference (Deposit): 1957 DIREXPL USFS


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.