The Hope and Bullion Mine. is a silver and gold mine located in Jefferson county, Montana at an elevation of 6,499 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,499 Feet (1,981 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 46.30833, -112.15833
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Hope and Bullion Mine. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hope and Bullion Mine.
Secondary: Bullion
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Manganese
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Montana
County: Jefferson
District: Basin (Cataract, Comet) District District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Mrs. A. K. Romerio
Home Office: 19320 Hinsdale, Torrance Ca. 90503
Owner Name: Romerio Co.
Home Office: Boulder Mt. 59632
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1872
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: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
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
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: $14-20 IN AU.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ORE ZONE IS 50 FT WIDE THAT CAN BE TRACED 25000 FT. IT STRIKES N80W.
Comment (Workings): 2 SHAFTS AND A 100 FT ADIT. (CAVED). IN 1949 ANOTHER ADIT WAS BEING ADDED AND SOME BULLDOZER CUTS.
Comment (Production): SMALL AMOUNT OF AU, AG, PB, ZN, AND CU PRODUCED PRODUCTION WAS RECORDED IN 1962, 1963, 1966.
Comment (Location): AT THE HEAD OF BOOMERANG CR.
References
Reference (Production): MBMG BULL 16, P. 31; MBMG BULL 115, P. 6. USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOK
Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 31, P. 40.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 115, P. 6.
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 428, P. 88.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 16, P. 31.
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.
