The Silver Saddle Mine is a silver, lead, and gold mine located in Broadwater county, Montana at an elevation of 6,900 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: 6,900 Feet (2,103 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Gold
Lat, Long: 46.42028, -111.71278
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Silver Saddle Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Saddle Mine
Secondary: North Star Group
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Montana
County: Broadwater
District: Beaver Creek Mining District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Unknown
Ownership
Owner Name: Hogan, Harold
Owner Name: Pohl, Ed
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Elkhorn Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR-POD-LIKE ORE BODIES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 46 TONS ASSAYED 0.017 OZ AU AND 23 OZ AG/TON, 38% PB, 1.8% ZN, 0.09% CU
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPMENT INCLUDES TWO ADITS; LOWER ADIT CONTAINS 265 FT. WORKINGS.
References
Reference (Deposit): KLEPPER, M.R., RUPPEL, E.T., FREEMAN, V.L., WEEKS, R.A., 1971, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS EAST FLANK OF THE ELKHORN MOUNTAINS, BROADWATER COUNTY, MONTANA: USGS PROF. PAPER 665
Reference (Deposit): REED, G.C., 1951, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS) BROADWATER COUNTY, MONTANA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFO. CIRC. 7592
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.
