George Mine

The George Mine is a silver mine located in Granite county, Montana at an elevation of 7,881 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

Name: George Mine

State:  Montana

County:  Granite

Elevation: 7,881 Feet (2,402 Meters)

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 46.22444, -113.06667

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George Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: George Mine


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Antimony


Location

State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Lost Creek 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

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1906
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Flint Creek Range


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: POCKETS IN BEDDING PLANE


Structure

Type: R
Description: Philipsburg Batholith

Type: L
Description: Lost Creek Granite Stock


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation


Rocks

Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: UP TO 15 OUNCES AG PER TON
Analytical Data: OXIDIZED ORE ASSAY


Materials

Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite


Comments

Comment (Location): ON S SLOPE OF LOST CR. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)

Comment (Workings): TUNNELS AND INCLINES, CAVED IN 1966


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 78, P. 244.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 84, P. 27, 28.


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.