Carolina Mine

The Carolina Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 7,300 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

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Site Name

Primary: Carolina Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper

Location

State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Tidal Wave 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: F. Harvey
Years: 1961 -

Owner Name: J. Reid
Home Office: Twin Bridges
Years: 1940 -

Production

Year: 1940
Time Period: 1939-1940
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.3 Oz Au/Ton

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Tobacco Root Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: L
Description: Carolina Fault, N30e, (South Block Dropped)

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation, Brecciation

Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 12 SAMPLE ASSAYS APPEAR IN JOHNS (1961), P. 47-53.

Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Deposit): VEINS CUT BY TUNNEL TREND N25E, 30N, AND NORTH, 60E. VEIN REPORTEDLY STRIKES FROM N30E TO N30W. THE NE-TRENDING CAROLINA FAULT DISPLACES THE CAROLINA VEIN 500 FT. TO THE LEFT.

Comment (Workings): INCLINED 175 FT. SHAFT, 1000-FT TUNNEL, SEVERAL SMALL ADITS

References

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 24, P. 34-35.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 574, P. 155-156.

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 01-03-1962

Reference (Deposit): 1914 RECON WINCHELL, A.N., U.S.G.S. BULL. 57

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.