Peabody Mine

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

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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 E Z; PLSS line# 1: Meridian- Montana Principal, TWNSHP 002S, RNG 008W, Sect 20, Sect_fract CENTER OF N2 OF N2. Lat/long was recalculated using WGS84 datum which moved the location 240 m N, bringing it into agreement with the PLSS coordinates and the county name.

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.