The Norwegian Mine is a gold mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 5,499 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
Elevation: 5,499 Feet (1,676 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.60111, -111.79667
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Norwegian Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Norwegian Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Norwegian District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Malachite
Gangue: Chrysocolla
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED ON WEST SIDE OF CANADIAN CREEK, 1 MILE FROM ITS CONFLUENCE WITH NORWEGIAN PLACER GULCH.
References
Reference (Deposit): WINCHELL, A, 1914, MINING DISTRICTS OF THE DILLON QUAD, MONT, AND ADJACENT AREAS, USGS BULL 574, P. 113
Reference (Deposit): 1914 COMPILE WINCHELL, BULL 57
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.
