South View Mine

The South View Mine is a gold, silver, lead, copper, and zinc mine located in Jefferson county, Montana at an elevation of 6,001 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: South View Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Jefferson

Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc

Lat, Long: 45.90972, -112.03611

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South View Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: South View Mine


Commodity

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


Location

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


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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: Charles O. Weber
Home Office: Whitehall, Mt.
Years: 1960 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1948
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: L
Description: Disconcordant Intrusion


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation


Rocks

Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene

Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleocene

Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Workings): 3 ADITS-185, 250, AND 330 FT LONG.

Comment (Geology): THE VEIN OCCURS IN THE LATITE, NEAR THE SHALE CONTACT.

Comment (Production): 4 YEARS PRODUCTION

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT DESCRIBED IS SOUTH VIEW VEIN, AT 5740 FT. UPPER VEIN (5880 FT) IS ALONG A DIKE, DIPS 70 SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST, AND IS 3 INCHES TO 1 FT. THICK.


References

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 16.

Reference (Deposit): ROBY, 1960, MONT. BM&G, BULL. 16, P. 84

Reference (Deposit): GEACH, 1968, MONT. BM&G, BULL. 67, P. 22

Reference (Deposit): LINDQUIST, A.E., STRUCTURE AND MINERALIZATION OF THEWHITEHALL MINING DISTRICT, JEFFERSON CO. MONT: MT. SCHOOL OF MINES, M.S. THESIS, 1966. P.88.

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.