The Dillon Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 7,500 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,500 Feet (2,286 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 45.3, -113.03889
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Dillon Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dillon Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Baldy Mountain District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
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: Pioneer Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Gosson, Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: VEIN SAMPLES ASSAYED 0.030-0.40 OZ AU/TON, 0.65-1.45 OZ AG/TON, 26.68-0.27% CU, 0.05% PB, AND 0.90-0.05% ZN
Materials
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Jasper
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 3 FOOT VEIN CONTAINS IRON OXIDES AND HONEYCOMED QUARTZ.
Comment (Location): CENTER OF SECTION 23
Comment (Workings): INCLINED SHAFTS, SHORT ADITS, AND PROSPECT PITS.
References
Reference (Deposit): 1972 RECON M.B.M.G., BULL. 8
Reference (Production): M.B.M.G. BULL. 85, P. 71.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 85, P. 71-72
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.
