The H and S Mine is a silver, lead, and zinc mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 7,421 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
Elevation: 7,421 Feet (2,262 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 44.88889, -113.19417
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H and S Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: H and S Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Chinatown District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Davis, Ben
Home Office: Dillon, MT
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: 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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Most Of The Ore Is Oxidized
Rocks
Name: Felsic Volcanic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Felsic Volcanic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED ON A LOW HILL NORTH OF CHINATOWN MINING CAMP
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION INCLUDED 700 LB. CU AT 0.03% AND 42 TOZ AU AT 0.03 OZ/ST FROM 1,293 ST OF ORE.
Comment (Workings): PRINCIPAL WORKINGS CONSIST OF TWO ADITS, ONE ABOUT 160 FT. ABOVE THE OTHER.
Comment (Geology): MINE IS LOCATED ALONG NW TRENDING CONTACT OF GNEISS AND INTRUSIVE VOLCANICS.
References
Reference (Deposit): GEACH, R. D., 1972, MINES & MINERAL DEPOSITS BEAVERHEAD CO. MT. BUREAU MINES & GEOLOGY BULL. 85
Reference (Production): GEACH, 1972, 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.
