The Templeman Claim is a gold, lead, zinc, and silver mine located in Silver Bow county, Montana at an elevation of 7,598 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,598 Feet (2,316 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Lead, Zinc, Silver
Lat, Long: 45.78889, -112.47528
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Templeman Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Templeman Claim
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
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
Physiographic Detail: Highland Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Boulder Batholith
Type: L
Description: Nw Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation, Gouge.
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: SAMPLE ASSAYED TRACE OF GOLD, 0.5 OZ. AG/TON, 4.4% PB, 6.7% ZN.
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Talc
Gangue: Iron
Comments
Comment (Production): WORKINGS INDICATE PROBABLE PRODUCTION
Comment (Deposit): FAULT ZONE IS 6 TO 7 FT. WIDE
Comment (Workings): UPPER, 60 FT. TUNNEL FOLLOWS STRONG FAULT ZONE. 10-FT. CROSSCUT TRENDS NE FROM END OF TUNNEL. LOWER, 75-FT. TUNNEL CUTS N50W, 57E TRENDING STRANDS IN SAME FAULT ZONE.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: TRACE AU, 0.5 OZ AG, 4.4% PB, 6.7% ZN
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 25, P. 46
Reference (Deposit): 1950 GEOLMAP MBMG MEM. 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.
