The Vindicator Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Jefferson county, Montana.
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Mine Info
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Vindicator Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Vindicator Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Antimony
Location
State: Montana
County: Jefferson
District: Basin (Cataract, Comet) District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Owner Name: Jesse G. Hawley
Home Office: Box 117, Boulder, Mt.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1890
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 3 PARALLEL VEINS WHICH OCCUPY 3 PARALLEL FAULT ZONES THAT TREND N 75-80 W, DIP 65-80 N. EACH FAULT ZONE IS ABOUT 5 FT THICK.
Comment (Workings): ADITS, PITS, AND TRENCHES , UPPER ADIT ON THE NORTHERNMOST VEIN REOPENED IN 1953.
Comment (Geology): SECONDARY ENRICHED ORES NEAR SURFACE ARE RICH IN AG AND PB, BUT PRIMARY SULFIDE ORES BELOW THIN OXIDATION ZONE ARE LOW GRADE
Comment (Location): S OF THE HEAD OF JACK CREEK. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1954)
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1151, P. 177, PL. 1.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 31, P. 45.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 16, P. 105.
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.
