The Tobacco Root Mine is a gold mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 5,098 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: 5,098 Feet (1,554 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.56083, -111.66972
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Tobacco Root Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tobacco Root Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Norris (Lower Hot Springs)
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
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: Madison Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATION APROX.
Comment (Workings): 34 TON CYANIDE MILL WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN 1934. 750 FT, 400 FT, AND 100 FT ADITS; 300 FT DRIFTS.
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION FIGURES UNKNOWN.
References
Reference (Deposit): GILBERT, 1935, DIRECTORY OF MONTANA MINING PROPERTIES, MONT BUR. OF MINES & GEOL., MEM 15, P. 54
Reference (Deposit): WINCHELL, 1914, MINING DIST OF DILLON QUAD., USGS BULL 574, P. 116.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 05-24-1963
Reference (Deposit): 1914 COMPILE WINCHEL, BULL 574
Reference (Deposit): 1935 COMPILE MBMG MEM 15
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.
