The Judge Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Meagher county, Montana at an elevation of 7,001 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: 7,001 Feet (2,134 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 46.49611, -110.65722
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Judge Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Judge Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Meagher
District: Castle Mountains
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Brophy, J. F.
Home Office: Red Lodge, Mt
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1891
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: Castle Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: ILL DEFINED
Structure
Type: R
Description: Castle Mountains Consist Of Igneous Core
Type: L
Description: Mine Is On West Flank Of South Plunging Anticline
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Dacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Dacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian
Name: Dacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Devonian
Name: Dacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Jasper
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ALTITUDE AND UTM LOCATION FROM 1 BY 2 DEG SHEET - CASTLE TOWN QUAD NOT YET AVAILABLE
Comment (Commodity): ORE MINERALS DESCRIBED AS BEING SIMILAR TO THAT OF CUMBERLAND MINE
Comment (Deposit): DIMENSIONS (LENGTH AND WIDTH) GIVEN ARE FOR THE SINGLE ORE SHOOT DESCRIBED IN LITERATURE. WIDTH DESCRIBED AS 8 INCHES TO 4 FEET FOR THE PAY ORE.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS INACCESSIBLE IN 1950
Comment (Geology): DACITE PORPHYRY DIKES COULD POSSIBLY BE RELATED TO THE LARGER SCALE INTRUSIVES IN THE AREA WHICH ARE OF TERTIARY AGE
References
Reference (Deposit): WINTERS, A. S., 1968 , GEOL. AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE CASTLE MOUNTAIN MINING DISTRICT, MEAGHER COUNTY, MONTANA; MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL BULLETIN 64 P. 46 - 47
Reference (Deposit): WEED, PIRSSON, 1896 , GEOLOGY OF THE CASTLE MOUNTAIN MINING DISTRICT, MONTANA, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 139 P. 154 - 155
Reference (Deposit): HOGAN, J., AND OLIVER, J., 1892 , 4TH REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF MINES OF STATE OF MONTANA P. 42
Reference (Deposit): ROBY, R. N., 1950 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS) MEAGHER COUNTY, MONTANA: U. S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7540 , P. 25.
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.
