The Solar Mine is a silver, gold, and lead mine located in Jefferson county, Montana at an elevation of 7,201 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,201 Feet (2,195 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold, Lead
Lat, Long: 46.40194, -112.31667
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Solar Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Solar Mine
Secondary: Solar Pearl
Secondary: Solar and Pearl
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Arsenic
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: Alta Madden, Basin, Mt. And Gertrude Mc Connell, Clancy, Mt.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1896
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
Type: L
Description: Fault Zone That Trends N 70-80 E, Dips Steeply North
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
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
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 300 OZ/TON AG
Analytical Data: 3 OZ/TON AU
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Tourmaline
Gangue: Marcasite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): 4.5 KM WNW OF THREE BROTHERS MOUNTAIN. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1954)
Comment (Production): $15000 IN AU, AG, PB FROM 1897 TO 1901
Comment (Workings): 120 FT. VERTICAL SHAFT, SHALLOW SHAFTS, PROSPECT PITS
References
Reference (Production): MBMG BULL 16, P. 105.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 16, P. 36, 105.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1151, P. 116, PL. 1.
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.
