Hidden Lake Mine

The Hidden Lake Mine is a gold mine located in Granite county, Montana at an elevation of 7,369 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: Hidden Lake Mine

State:  Montana

County:  Granite

Elevation: 7,369 Feet (2,246 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 46.23167, -113.19917

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Hidden Lake Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Hidden Lake Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Red Lion-Hidden Lake 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

Not available


Production

Year: 1942
Time Period: 1933-1942
Material type: AU
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.2 Oz/Ton Au


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1933
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Cable Mountain Fault

Type: L
Description: Cable Stock


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)

Comment (Deposit): SOFT VEIN MATERIAL MADE IT PROFITABLE TO MINE THE LOW GRADE ORE

Comment (Workings): MILL ON PROPERTY BUT POOR CONDITION. MINE DEVELOPED BY A SHAFT AND AN ADIT.


References

Reference (Deposit): 1966 GEOLMAP MBMG F. N. EARLL

Reference (Production): MBMG BULL 84.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 84, P. 37-38

Reference (Deposit): 1937 GEOLMAP MBMG


Principal Gold Districts of Montana

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.