The Heidelberg Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Sanders county, Montana at an elevation of 4,091 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,091 Feet (1,247 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 48.05278, -115.62917
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Heidelberg Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Heidelberg Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Sanders
District: Noxon District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Heidelberg Mining Co; C/O G. A. Meyers., Pasco, Wa. 99301
Owner Name: Heidelberg Mining Co; C/O G. A. Meyers 1001 Court St. Pasco, Wa 99301
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1936
Discovery Year: 1925
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: Cabinet Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Mineralization Associated With Rock Lake Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): R. J. PRICE MINING CO. BEGIN MINING NORTH OF THIS PROPERTY EARLY 1920'S. BY 1930'S PRICE HELD 15 CLAIMS AND BEGAN WORK ON LONG ADIT SOUTH OF ROCK LAKE - REPUTEDLY THE HEIDELBURG. 1936 THE OPERATING CO. CHANGED IT'S NAME TO HEIDELBURG MINING CO. AND WORK CONTINUED ON ADIT.
Comment (Workings): MINE STATUS AS OF 1974 IN LAWSON'S DIRECTORY. LISTED AS DEVELOPING SOUTH OF ROCK LAKE ARE REMAINS OF SMALL CONCENTRATING MILL.
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1920'S
References
Reference (Deposit): CROWLEY, F. A., 1963, MINES & MINERAL DEPOSITS, SANDERS CO., MT., MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 34.
Reference (Deposit): LAWSON, D. C., 1974, DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1974. MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 95.
Reference (Production): CROWLEY, 1963, MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 34.
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.
