The Crescent Mine is a gold, silver, and lead mine located in Jefferson county, Montana at an elevation of 7,700 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: 7,700 Feet (2,347 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 46.42111, -112.24500
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Crescent Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Crescent Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
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
Owner Name: Hall, William A. "Bill"
Home Office: Box 295, Helena, Mt. 59601
Owner Name: Holter (Estate)
Home Office: Helena, Mt.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1895
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Production): HIGH PENALTY ON ZINC IMPOSED BY ORE BUYERS AND COST OF PUMPING WATER FROM LOWER WORKINGS RESULTED IN THE MINE BEING CLOSED SHORTLY BEFORE THE TURN OF THE CENTURY.
Comment (Location): BY CAR 6MI FROM RUMINI, ON E SLOPE. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1950)
Comment (Commodity): SB FOUND IN CHEMICAL ANALYSIS, PRESENCE OF AG WITHIN CHALCOPYRITE
Comment (Deposit): 380 FT W OF PORTAL S VEIN BEGINS TO CHANGE STRIKE N75E. A THIRD VEIN WHICH DIPS 35S AND EXTENDS N67E FROM A POINT NEAR WHERE THE S. VEIN STARTS TO CHANGE STRIKE AND SHOULD INTERSECT N. VEIN.
Comment (Workings): FLOTATION MILL BUILT IN 1954500 FT ADIT, STOPES, 75 FT WINZE (FLOODED)
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 30, P. 23.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 16, P. 28, 102
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 109, P. 8.
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 428, P. 43, 61
Reference (Production): MBMG BULL 16, P. 28
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.
