The Peabody Mine is a silver, lead, and gold mine located in Silver Bow county, Montana at an elevation of 5,600 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 5,600 Feet (1,707 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Gold
Lat, Long: 45.65417, -112.61917
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Peabody Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Peabody Mine
Secondary: George Peabody
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Silver Bow
District: Melrose (Camp Creek) District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1872
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Highland Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SHIPPING ORE WAS AS RICH AS 70% PB, 50 OZ AG PER ST
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: EARLY 1870'S
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)
Comment (Deposit): SAME ORE HORIZON AS CALVIN AND JACKRABBIT MINES. SOME ORE BODIES WERE AS MUCH AS 10 FT WIDE OF PURE GALENA
Comment (Location): Political location for the record is Silver Bow county. Lat/long plot in Madison county, 160 m across the line. Original coordinates for line#1 were: lat/long NAD27 45-39-15N 112-37-9W (45.65417 -112.61917); UTM N
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 19, P. 34, 47
Reference (Deposit): MINING TRUTH, V15, N19, P. 17-18.
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.
