The Mt Thompson is a gold and silver mine located in Jefferson county, Montana at an elevation of 7,621 feet.
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
Elevation: 7,621 Feet (2,323 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 46.31528, -112.21861
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Mt Thompson MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mt Thompson
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silica
Location
State: Montana
County: Jefferson
District: Basin (Cataract, Comet) District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: James A. Poore, Jr.
Home Office: Silver Bow Bldg., Butte, Mt.
Owner Name: J. K. Curtiss
Home Office: Box 102, Basin, Mt. 59701
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Zone Of Bleached And Altered Granite.
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
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Unknown: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ON RIDGE BETWEEN HIGH ORE AND CATARACT CREEKS.
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION WAS RECORDED ALSO IN 1963
Comment (Workings): 3 SHAFTS (CAVED), DRIFTS, CROSSCUTS
References
Reference (Production): USGS-USBM-MINERAL YEARBOOKS 1962
Reference (Deposit): USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOK
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 58, P. 22
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 428, PL. 1.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 49, P. 19.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 16, P. 35.
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.
