The Paymaster Mine is a silver, lead, and zinc mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 7,441 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: 7,441 Feet (2,268 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 45.44833, -112.01944
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Paymaster Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Paymaster Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Sheridan (Ramshorn Creek) District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: M. R. Massey
Home Office: Sheridan, Mt.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Tobacco Root Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: PODS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Gangue
Rocks
Name: Marble
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoarchean
Name: Marble
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1 GOSSAN GRAB SAMPLE SHOWED 15 OZ/TON AG, .07% PB AND .05% ZN.
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Jasper
Comments
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL OPEN CUTS.
Comment (Location): 1.5 NI N30E OF COPPER MTN. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1978)
Comment (Deposit): VEIN FOLLOWS FAULT ZONE. ZONE IS CONTINUOUS TO BETSY BAKER MINE, 0.5 MI NORTH.
References
Reference (Deposit): PEARSON, ROBERT C., USGS, 1981, FIELD INSPECTION
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.
