The Hemlock Mine is a gold, copper, silver, and lead mine located in Mineral county, Montana at an elevation of 3,599 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
Elevation: 3,599 Feet (1,097 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Copper, Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 47.4325, -115.51472
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Hemlock Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hemlock Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Montana
County: Mineral
District: Saltese District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Charles M. Shaw
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: 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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Siderite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BUL. 95, 1975 P19
Reference (Deposit): MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BUL. 100, 1976
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 1027-M, 1956, P.603.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 540, P. 194-195.
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.
