The Noble Mine is a gold, silver, and copper mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 7,700 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,700 Feet (2,347 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 45.53667, -112.10833
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Noble Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Noble Mine
Secondary: Company Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Sheridan (Wisconsin Creek) District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Noble Mining And Milling Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1864
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
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Tobacco Root Batholith
Type: L
Description: N 30 E Fractures And Folds
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Trachyte
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Trachyte
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoarchean
Name: Trachyte
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: DUMP SAMPLE FROM UPPER ADIT HAD 0.30 OZ/TON AU, 1.5 OZ/TON AG.
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Cerargyrite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Feldspar
Gangue: Mica
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): TANSLEY (1933) STATES THAT ORE DEPOSIT OCCURS WITHIN THE DIKE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): NW/4 OF SECTION 33
Comment (Development): 10-STAMP MILL
Comment (Deposit): AT NORTH END OF CLAIM ORE IS OFFSET BY FAULT. ORE DIRECTION CHANGES TO N-S, DIPPING 45 W. ORE NEAR FAULT IS VERY LOW GRADE.
Comment (Workings): 2700 FOOT CROSSCUT. 1200 FOOT RAISE.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 574, P. 135.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 9, P. 42.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 41, P. 18.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 05-28-1963
Reference (Deposit): 1914 RECON WINCHELL, A.N., U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 57
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.
