The Richmond Group is a copper, gold, and silver mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 6,801 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: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 45.58194, -112.19500
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Richmond Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Richmond Group
Secondary: Eagle
Secondary: Hummingbird
Secondary: Adits No. 4-9.
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Tidal Wave 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: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: J. Richmond, A. Jacobs, B. Payne,
Years: 1942 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1900
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: Ne To Nw Trending Normal And Reverse Faults.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation, Gouge, Brecciation
Rocks
Name: Meta-Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Meta-Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: JOHNS LISTS 24 SAMPLE ASSAYS FROM 5 MINES IN THE GROUP. (1961, P. 47-50)
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): VEINS TREND FROM NORTH TO N70E. THE EAGLE (N30E, 30N) AND HUMMINGBIRD (N60E, 20N) WERE MOST PRODUCTIVE.
Comment (Workings): 6 ADITS, ADIT AND SHAFT IN HUMMINGBIRD MINE.
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 24, P. 29-32
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.
