The Emperor is a gold and silver mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 5,699 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: 5,699 Feet (1,737 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 45.53472, -111.77556
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Emperor MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Emperor
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Norris District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Rutherford And Fuchs
Home Office: Casper, Wy.
Years: 1937 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Tobacco Root 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
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
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
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED ON WEST SIDE OF HOT SPRINGS CREEK INTERMITTANT TRIBUTARY JUST NW OF REVENUE MINE.
Comment (Production): 7 CARS OF ORE HAD BEEN SHIPPED FROM DEVELOPMENT WORK (LORAIN, P.44.)
Comment (Development): ORE WAS SHIPPED DURING DEVELOPMENT WORK.
Comment (Deposit): PROPERTY WAS BEING DEVELOPED IN 1937.
Comment (Workings): SHAFT AND DRIFTS.
References
Reference (Deposit): LORAIN, S, 1937, GOLD LODE MINING-TOBACCO ROOT MTN, MADISON CO., MONT, USBM INF. CIRC. 6972. P. 43
Reference (Deposit): 1937 COMPILE USBM INF. CIR. 697
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.
