The Saginaw Mine is a copper and silver mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 7,306 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: 7,306 Feet (2,227 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver
Lat, Long: 45.22583, -113.44639
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Saginaw Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Saginaw Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: (Unorganized)
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: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Bennett Owen
Home Office: Dillon, Mt.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1894
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Beaverhead Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Chloritized Diorite
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chrysocolla
Gangue: Jasper
Comments
Comment (Location): CENTER OF NORTH 1/2, SECTION 16; LATITUDE-LONGITUDE VALUES CALCULATED FROM TOWNSHIP, RANGE, SECTION.
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: HIGH WATER FLOW IN MINE WORKINGS
Comment (Workings): INCLINE SHAFT 320 FT. DEEP, CAVED AT COLLAR BUT OPEN BELOW. DRIFTS WERE TURNED OFF BOTH SIDES AT 150 AND 300 FT. BELOW COLLAR.
References
Reference (Production): M.B.M.G. BULL. 85
Reference (Deposit): GEACH, R.D., 1972, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, BEAVERHEAD CO., MT: MT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., BULL. 85, P. 4
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.
