The Eureka Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Lewis and Clark county, Montana at an elevation of 6,250 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,250 Feet (1,905 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 46.47333, -112.23750
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Eureka Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Eureka Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Montana
County: Lewis and Clark
District: Rimini 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: Montana Lead Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1865
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
Type: L
Description: Red Mountain Fault
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: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): "CONSIDERABLE PRODUCTION", HIGH GRADE ORE. 1865-1883 ORE SHIPPED TO NEWARK, N.J.
Comment (Workings): 2 ADITS 140 FT APART VERTICALLY, A SHAFT, AND A DRIFT THAT RUNS EASTWARD FROM THE SHAFT FOR 462 FT. THE LOWER ADIT IS 890 FT. IT HAD AN AERIL TRAM TO THE RR AT RIMINI.
Comment (Location): ON NW SLOPE OF RED MOUNTAIN, 1.7 KM FROM THE SUMMIT. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1950)
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 428, P. 57.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 842, P. 251.
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.
