Florence Group

The Florence Group is a gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc mine located in Jefferson county, Montana at an elevation of 5,801 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

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Site Name

Primary: Florence Group
Secondary: Big Shot
Secondary: Payday

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc

Location

State: Montana
County: Jefferson
District: Whitehall (Cardwell) District

Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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: R. Huckaba And L. Lindquist
Home Office: Whitehall, Mt.
Years: 1977 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1940
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Bull Mountain

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Brecciation

Rocks

Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Lead
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Malachite
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Production): $50,000

Comment (Workings): TWO SHAFTS, TOTALLING 500 FT, TWO ACCESSIBLE DRIFTS, AND SMALLER, INACCESSIBLE PITS AND DRIFTS.

References

Reference (Production): MBMG BULLETIN 16, P.115.

Reference (Deposit): REYNER, M.L., DIRECTORY OF MONT. MINING PROPERTIES, 1949: MT. BUR, MINES AND GEOL. MEMOIR 31, P.39.1950

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 16.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL. 107, P9., 1977.

Reference (Deposit): LINDQUIST, A.E., STRUCTURE AND MINERALIZATION OF THE WHITEHALL MINING DISTRICT, JEFFERSON CO. MT, MT. SCHOOL OF MINES, M.S. THESIS, 1966, P.81.

Reference (Deposit): 1966 RECON MT. SCHOOL OF MINES, M.S. THESIS, 196

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.