The Hiawattaha Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Jefferson county, Montana at an elevation of 6,699 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: 6,699 Feet (2,042 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 46.30611, -112.22083
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Hiawattaha Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hiawattaha Mine
Secondary: Hiawatha
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Antimony
Location
State: Montana
County: Jefferson
District: Basin (Cataract, Comet) 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: Unknown
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): E EXTENSION OF THE CUSTER VEIN. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1950)
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION RECORDED IN 1960.
Comment (Workings): SHAFT, CROSSCUTS, DRIFTS, (SHAFT CAVED AT COLLAR), 3 ADITS
Comment (Deposit): WIDE FRACTURE AND ALTERED ZONE THAT EXTENDS ABOUT 1 MI AND CROSSES THE CONTACT OF THE BATHOLITH AND THE ELKHORN VOLCANICS.
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 16, P. 30-1, 36, 103.
Reference (Production): MBMG BULL 16, P. 103 USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOK 1960
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 428, P. 95.
Reference (Deposit): USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOK 1960
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.
