The Boaz Mine is a gold, copper, and silver mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 5,200 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: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Copper, Silver
Lat, Long: 45.56028, -111.65444
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Boaz Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Boaz Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Norris District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Jackpot Mining Co.
Production
Year: 1935
Time Period: 1870 - 1935
Material type: CU
Description: Cp_Grade: ^Approx. 0.6 %
Year: 1935
Time Period: 1870 - 1935
Material type: AG
Description: Cp_Grade: ^Approx. 4 Oz/St
Year: 1935
Time Period: 1870 - 1935
Material type: AU
Description: Cp_Grade: ^Approx. 5 Oz/St
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1870
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Madison Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Workings): 265 FT. OF SHAFTS.
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION INCLUDED 30,763 LB OF PB AT APPROXIMATELY 2% FROM 4,000 ST ORE TOTAL. PROD. YEARS 1870 - 1880 & 1902 - 1935
References
Reference (Production): LORAIN, 1937, U. S. B. M. INF. CIRC. 6972.
Reference (Deposit): TANSLEY ET AL, 1933, GEO. RECON. TOBACCO ROOT MTS., MADISON CO., MT., MT. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY MEMOIR 9. , P. 52.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 15, P. 47.
Reference (Deposit): LORAIN, 1937, GOLD LODE MINING IN THE TOBACCO ROOT MTS., MADISON CO., MT., U. S. BUREAU OF MINES INF. CIRC. 6972
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.
