The Goldsmith Mine is a lead, zinc, gold, and silver mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 6,250 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,250 Feet (1,905 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 45.28694, -112.87444
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Goldsmith Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Goldsmith Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Argenta District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Goldsmith Mining Corp., Dillon, Mt.
Owner Name: Argenta Silver Development Co., Dillon, Mt.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1887
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: Pioneer Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Tenorite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Cuprite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Copper
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: LATE 1880'S
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION INCLUDED 173,309 LB. OF LEAD AND 28,900 LB. OF ZINC. PRODUCTION YEARS 1926 - 1927 , 1930 , 1937 , 1942 - 1943 , 1949 , 1954 - 1959 , 1964 - 1965.
Comment (Workings): 3 TUNNELS, SHALLOW INCLINE.
Comment (Geology): SHENON INDICATES MARBLE STAINED BROWN NEAR ORE BODIES, PERHAPS HELP IN FUTURE PROSPECTING, GEACH REPORTS ORE IN CONTACT ZONE WITH STOCK AND LIMESTONE
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 95.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 85.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 6.
Reference (Production): GEACH, R. D., 1972, MT. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 85.
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.
