The Kidd Mine is a gold mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 8,999 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: 8,999 Feet (2,743 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.49028, -111.94167
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Kidd Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Kidd Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Washington
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Tobacco Root Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Bornite
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: VEIN CUTS GNEISS PARALLEL TO BANDING
Comment (Location): 1/4 MILE SE OF FRISBIE MINE
References
Reference (Deposit): TANSLEY, HART, 1933, GEOL RECON-TOBACCO ROOT MTN, MADISON CO, MONT, MONT. BUR MINES & GEOL MEM 9, P 54.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 05-28-1963
Reference (Deposit): 1914 COMPILE WINCHELL BULL 574
Reference (Deposit): 1933 RECON MBMG MEM 9
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.
