The Madisonian is a gold and silver mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 5,600 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: 5,600 Feet (1,707 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 45.49583, -111.70833
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Madisonian MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Madisonian
Secondary: Hendricks
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Norris District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Leiter
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: Madison Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Tobacco Root Batholith.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Bornite
Gangue: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED IN S/2 SEC 10, 1 MILE WEST OF HIGHWAY 1.
Comment (Workings): SHAFT AND 4 LEVELS
Comment (Production): LAST YEAR OF PRODUCTION, 50 TONS OF ORE FROM SURFACE WORKINGS WERE SHIPPED (LORAIN, P. 47)
References
Reference (Deposit): LORAIN, S, 1937, GOLD ORE MINING-TOBACCO ROOT MTNS, MADISON CO., MONT, USBM INF. CIRC. 6972, P. 46.
Reference (Deposit): 1900 COMPILE INS. OF MINES, 1900
Reference (Deposit): 1914 COMPILE WINCHELL BULL574
Reference (Deposit): 1937 COMPILE USBM INF CIR. 6972
Reference (Deposit): BYRNE, 1900, 12TH ANNUAL REPT OF THE INSP. OF MINES, STATE OF MONT., P. 25
Reference (Deposit): WINCHELL, A, 1914, MINING DIST OF THE DILLON QUAD AND ADJACENT AREAS, USGS BULL 574, P. 115.
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.
