The Hamilton Prospects is a lead and zinc mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 8,399 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,399 Feet (2,560 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 45.60278, -112.15750
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Hamilton Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hamilton Prospects
Secondary: Hamilton No. 1 and No. 2.
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Tidal Wave District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Owner Name: Jim Hamilton
Home Office: Twin Bridges
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
Physiographic Detail: Tobacco Root Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: B And H Fault Trends N50w.
Type: L
Description: Faults Occur In Each Adit. A Small Fault In No. 1 Strikes N50w.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Syenite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoarchean
Name: Syenite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Syenite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Lead
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): NORTH 1/2, SE 1/4, SECTION 1.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: MN, FE OXIDES.
Comment (Deposit): ADIT NO. 2 OCCURS IN SYENITE, NO. 1 IS IN PONY GNEISS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 24, P. 27.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 01-03-1962
Reference (Deposit): 1961 RECON MBMG BULLETIN 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.
