The Lucky Hit Mine is a silver, copper, lead, zinc, and gold mine located in Jefferson county, Montana at an elevation of 5,699 feet.
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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
Elevation: 5,699 Feet (1,737 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Gold
Lat, Long: 45.92167, -112.03806
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Lucky Hit Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lucky Hit Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Jefferson
District: Whitehall (Cardwell) District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: E. W. Wolfe
Home Office: Whitehall, Mt.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1932
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
Form: SMALL IRREGULAR SHOOTS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Disconcordant Intrusion, Nw To Ne Trending Folds And Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcocite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): WOLFE SHAFT IS INCLINED AND 175 FT DEEP WITH THREE LEVELS. THE MELBOURNE SHAFT IS ABOUT 425 FT DEEP.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: 6 FT THICK
References
Reference (Deposit): LINDQUIST, A.E., STRUCTURE AND MINERALIZATION OF THE WHITEHALL MINING DISTRICT, JEFFERSON CO. MONT: MT. SCHOOL OF MINES, M.S. THESIS, 1966, P. 86
Reference (Deposit): GODDARD, B., THE LUCKY HIT MINE OF JEFFERSON CO. MONT. MONT. SCHOOL OF MINES, B.S. THESIS, 1953. YOUNG, F.M., CROWLEY, F.A., AND SAHINEN, U.M., MARKETING PROBLEMS OF SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISES ENGAGED IN LEAD AND ZINC MINING. MT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 30, 1962, P. 27.
Reference (Deposit): 1953 GEOLMAP MT. SCHOOL OF MINES, B.S. THESIS
Reference (Deposit): 1960 RECON MBMG BULLETIN 16
Reference (Production): MBMG BULLETIN 16
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 16.
Reference (Deposit): ALEXANDER, R.G., 1955, GEOLOGY OF THE WHITEHALL AREA, MONTANA YELLOWSTONE-BIGHORN RESEARCH PROJECT, CONTRIBUTION 195, 111 P.
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.
