The Mapleton Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 5,801 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: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 45.325, -111.97083
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Mapleton Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mapleton Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Madison
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Hughs And Gage
Home Office: Twin Bridges
Years: 1958 -
Owner Name: Elling, Millard, Est.
Home Office: Virginia City
Years: 1935 -
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: Tobacco Root Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAYS: .36 OZ/T AU, 2.7 OZ/T AG.
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED ON WEST SIDE OF HERMAN GULCH.
Comment (Workings): 2 ADITS
References
Reference (Deposit): STOUT, ACKERMAN, 1958, DIRECTORY OF KNOWN MINING PROPERTIES, MONT. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. BULL 10, P. 41.
Reference (Deposit): GILBERT, 1935, DIRECTORY OF MONTANA MINING PROPERTIES, MONT. BUR. OF MINES & GEOL MEM 15, P 51
Reference (Deposit): LORAIN, 1937, GOLD LODE MINING-TOBACCO ROOT MTN., MADISON CO., MONT., USBM INF. CIR. 6972, P. 49.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 03-15-1961
Reference (Deposit): 1935 COMPILE MBMG MEM 15
Reference (Deposit): 1937 COMPILE USBM INF. CIRC. 6972
Reference (Deposit): 1958 COMPILE MBMG BULL 10.
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.
