The Carbonate Mine is a gold, silver, and lead mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 7,100 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,100 Feet (2,164 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 45.31194, -112.88028
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Carbonate Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Carbonate Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Argenta District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Western Mining And Exploration Co.
Home Office: 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
Year First Production: 1890
Discovery Year: 1890
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: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Production): TOTAL PRODUCTION INCLUDES 611 LB. OF ZINC.
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 6.
Reference (Production): GEACH, R. D., 1972, MT. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 85.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 95.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 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.
