The Ariadne Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Jefferson county, Montana.
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Mine Info
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Ariadne Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ariadne Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Montana
County: Jefferson
District: Colorado (Corbin-Wickes) District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Joseph Gable
Home Office: 556 Fifth St., Helena, Mt.
Owner Name: J. M. Mantel
Home Office: Helena, Mt.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1865
Year Last Production: 1957
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Boulder Batholith
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Dacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Dacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Tourmaline
Comments
Comment (Location): E OF CLANCY CR.
Comment (Deposit): POSSIBILITY OF ENRICHED AG ORE BELOW DACITE FLOW.
Comment (Workings): 2 SHAFTS 70-165FT DEEP INACCESSIBLE 1958.
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 16, P. 46.
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 428, P. 72.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 14, P. 16.
Reference (Production): MBMG BULL 16, P. 46
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.
