The Goldschmidt Group is a silver and gold mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 6,801 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: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 45.45, -112.04639
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Goldschmidt Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Goldschmidt Group
Secondary: Goldsmith
Secondary: Steiner
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Sheridan (Ramshorn Creek) District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Jake Steiner And Sons
Home Office: Sheridan, Wy.
Years: 1937 -
Owner Name: Steiner And Sons
Home Office: Sheridan, Wy.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Tobacco Root Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSE
Structure
Type: L
Description: Ramshorn Synform
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Marble
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoarchean
Name: Marble
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoarchean
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): VEIN LIES IN BEDDING PLANE
Comment (Workings): AN ADIT CROSSCUT AND ABOUT 300 FT. OF DRIFTING ON THE VEIN. A SMALL UNDERHAND STOPE REACHES DOWN 20 FT. IN ORE. OLD WORKINGS AND DUMPS DEVELOPED VEIN SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET UP THE HILLSIDE
Comment (Geology): POCKETS OF MANGANESE ARE FREQUENT NEAR THE ORE.
Comment (Deposit): MIN RES US REPORTS CONSTANT PRODUCTION FROM 1928 TO 1938. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): 1.8 MI N12W OF COPPER MTN PIT.
Comment (Development): 4 PATENTED CLAIMS. 10-STAMP STRAUB MILL ON SITE. MILL CAPACITY 12-15 TONS OXIDIZED ORE PER DAY.
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM IC 6972, P. 62.
Reference (Deposit): LEVANDOWSKI, D.W. 1956 PHD, U OF MICH
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.
