The Hunt's Claim is a silver, gold, and lead mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 6,299 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,299 Feet (1,920 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold, Lead
Lat, Long: 45.40056, -112.02917
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Hunt's Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hunt's Claim
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Sheridan 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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Milton Hunt
Home Office: Sheridan, Wy.
Years: 1956 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoarchean
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoarchean
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: VEIN SPECIMEN ASSAYED 14.0 OZ AG/ST, 4.9 OZ AU/ST, 49% PB, 1.9% ZN
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Ore: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Location): ON NORTH RIDGE OF CALIFORNIA CR. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1978)
Comment (Workings): 1 16 FT SHAFT
Comment (Geology): FOLIATION OF SCHIST STRIKES N30E, 60 NW
References
Reference (Deposit): LEVANDOWSKI, D.W. 1956, PHD, UNIV. 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.
