The Polly Jane Group is a silver and lead mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 6,201 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,201 Feet (1,890 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 45.51389, -112.64167
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Polly Jane Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Polly Jane Group
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Mccartney Mountain 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: Dale, C.O., And Sons
Home Office: Twin Bridges
Years: 1950 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Mc Cartney Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fracture Zones
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION YEARS INCLUDE 1920-1934
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL ADITS, AT LEAST ONE 80 FT SHAFT
Comment (Deposit): PROPERTY INCLUDES ROLLY JANE, EFFIE, BESSIE, B.B. AND J.E. CLAIMS AND THE POLLY JANE MILLSITE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV
References
Reference (Deposit): REYNER, M.L., 1950, DIRECTORY OF MINING PROPERTIES, 1949: MT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., MEMOIR 31, P. 64.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 03-31-1961
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.
