The Ground Hog Mine is a gold mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 6,900 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,900 Feet (2,103 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.31361, -112.87694
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Ground Hog Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ground Hog Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Argenta District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: West. Mining And Exploration, Dillon, Mt.
Owner Name: Peter Antonioli And Son, Butte, Mt.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1895
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Pioneer Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Quartzite Brecciated Width 3 Ft. Along Fault
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: GEACH (1972) REPORTED FROM ASSAY MAP OF 1939 (SUPPLIED BY WM. HAND) GOLD VALUES RANGE FROM FEW CENTS UP TO $25/TON
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): ORE STOPED (OVERHEAD) MOST OF LENGTH OF 450 FT. DRIFT. GEACH (1972) REPORTED 100 FT. SHAFT INACCESSABLE.
Comment (Production): LAWSON (1973) REPORTS PROPERTY AS HAVING PRODUCED IN 1973 NO PRODUCTION FIGURES AVAILABLE.
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 6.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 15.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 85.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 92.
Reference (Deposit): 1930 COMPILE M.B.M.G., BULL. 6, SHENON, P.J.
Reference (Deposit): 1972 COMPILE M.B.M.G. BULL. 85, GEACH, R.D.
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.
