The Mountain Ram Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Granite county, Montana at an elevation of 6,401 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
Elevation: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 46.23556, -113.45278
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Mountain Ram Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mountain Ram Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Location
State: Montana
County: Granite
District: John Long Mountains Area
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: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1906
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: John Long Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: $5 AU/TON OXIDIZED AND UNOXIDIZED ORE.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ABOUT 190 FT BELOW APEX, THE LODE IS DISPLACED BY A FAULT WHICH STRIKES EXACTLY WITH THE DEPOSIT AND DIPS 50 N. A SECOND FAULT ENCOUNTERED 125 FT DOWN THE DIP OF THE LODE, DIP 68 NW, AND THE HANGING WALL HAS DROPPED 7FT. 1/2 ORE IS PYRITE
Comment (Workings): DRIFTS, INCLINES, CROSSCUTS, PITS
Comment (Geology): 2 REVERSE FAULTS AFTER MINERALIZATION, A BLOCK OF THE VEIN SETTLED BETWEEN THE FAULTS
Comment (Deposit): IN ITS STRUCTURAL FEATURES IT RESEMBLES THE QUEEN MINE AT HENDERSON. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1958)
Comment (Commodity): TOO LOW GRADE TO BEAR EXPENSE OF SMELTING AND FREIGHT (1906)
Comment (Production): A FEW CARLOADS HAVE BEEN SHIPPED.
References
Reference (Production): USGS PP 78, P. 258.
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 78, P. 258
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.
