Sadie Mine

The Sadie Mine is a copper, lead, and silver mine located in Powell county, Montana.

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

Name: Sadie Mine

State:  Montana

County:  Powell

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper, Lead, Silver

Lat, Long: 46.49861, -112.40139

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Sadie Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Sadie Mine


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Arsenic


Location

State: Montana
County: Powell
District: Elliston 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: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Joe Bonneville


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1870
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: R
Description: Boulder Batholith


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): E SIDE OF LITTLE BLACKFOOT RIVER. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1954)

Comment (Production): UPPER TUNNEL ASSAY $20/TON AG AND PB.

Comment (Workings): SHAFT, 2 TUNNELS

Comment (Deposit): BRECCIATION OF VEIN MATERIAL AND RECEMENTATION BY SULFIDES.


References

Reference (Production): USGS BULL 842, P. 267.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1151, PL. 1.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 98, P. 14.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 842, P. 267-68.


Principal Gold Districts of Montana

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.