The Golden Link Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Madison county, Montana.
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Mine Info
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Golden Link Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Golden Link Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Norwegian Creek
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Hammond, Harrison
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATION UNCERTAIN
References
Reference (Deposit): 1931 MBMG. MEM 3
Reference (Deposit): MONT. B.M. AND GEOL. MEM. 31, 1950, P. 65.
Reference (Deposit): LORDIN, 1937, GOLD LODE MINING-TOBACCO ROOT MTN, MADISON CO., MONT, USBM. INF. CIR. 6972, P. 39.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 03-31-1961
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.
