The Ballarat Mine is a gold mine located in Silver Bow county, Montana at an elevation of 7,799 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,799 Feet (2,377 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.79056, -112.48417
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Ballarat Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ballarat Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Silver Bow
District: Highland (Fish 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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Mr. Brooks
Years: 1931 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1867
Discovery Year: 1867
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Highland Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Limestone Trends N77w, 65e.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: REPORTS DIFFER ABOUT ORE VALUE. SAHINEN (1950) GIVES A LOW AVERAGE OF 0.1 OZ/TON AU.
Materials
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): AT LEAST THREE TUNNELS AND SOME SHALLOW PITS
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: IN BRECCIATE ZONE, 0.16 OZ AU PER TON
Comment (Development): A ST. LOUIS FIRM SPENT $100,000 IN DEVELOPMENT DURING THE LATE 1860'S. THE MINE SOON PROVED TO BE A FAILURE (SAHINEN, P. 45)
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 32, P. 45-46.
Reference (Deposit): BASSET, S.R., AND MAGEE, J, 1869, MIN RES OF MT: HELENA, MT. PUBL. CO.
Reference (Deposit): 1950 GEOLMAP MBMG MEMOIR 3
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.
