The Yellowstone Mine is a lead, zinc, and silver mine located in Meagher county, Montana at an elevation of 6,801 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: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Silver
Lat, Long: 46.47444, -110.68472
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Yellowstone Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Yellowstone Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Meagher
District: Castle Mountain District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: George Voldsdeth, Hamilton Mines, Inc.
Owner Name: G. Voldsdeth, Hamilton Mines, Inc., Martinsdale, Mt, 59053
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Contact Metasomatic
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1886
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Castle Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Argillization
Rocks
Name: Dacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Dacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Production): METAL CONTENT OF ORE UNKNOWN. PROD. YEARS 1886 - 1893 , 1926 - 1927 & 1946
Comment (Development): THE FIRST SMELTER ERECTED IN THE DISTRICT, THE HENSLEY SMELTER, WAS BUILT TO TREAT ORE FROM THIS MINE
Comment (Workings): LAWSON LISTS PROPERTY AS PRODUCED.
References
Reference (Deposit): WINTERS, A. S., 1968, GEOLOGY & ORE DEPOSITS OF THE CASTLE MTN. MINING DISTRICT MEAGHER CO., MT., M.B.M.G. BULL. 64.
Reference (Deposit): LAWSON, D. C., 1974, DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTEPRISES FOR 1974, MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULL. 95.
Reference (Deposit): ROBY, R. N., 1950, MINES & MINERAL DEPOSITS, MEAGHER CO., MT. U.S. BUREAU MINES INF. CIRC. 7540.
Reference (Production): ROBY, 1950, U.S.B.M. INF. CIRC. 7540.
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.
