The Tidal Wave Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 6,001 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 45.54944, -112.22361
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Tidal Wave Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tidal Wave Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Tidal Wave District
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
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
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Jointing And Minor Fracturing
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: TWO SAMPLE ASSAYS APPEAR IN BULLETIN 24, P. 47.
Materials
Gangue: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Workings): TWO CAVED SHAFTS, THREE ADITS, AND NUMEROUS PITS AND CUTS.
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS LOCATED NEAR THE MIDDLE OF THE PILGRIM FM. ; GEOL.DESC: IRREGULAR ORE BODIES.
Comment (Location): NW 1/4, NE 1/4, SECTION 28.
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 24, P. 35.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 01-03-1962
Reference (Deposit): 1961 GEOLMAP MBMG BULL. 2
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.
