The Manhattan Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Jefferson county, Montana.
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Mine Info
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Manhattan Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Manhattan Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Montana
County: Jefferson
District: Basin (Cataract, Comet) District
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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
Type: L
Description: Strong Nw Trending Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): DRIFTS, CROSSCUTS, STOPES.
Comment (Location): 0.2 KM E OF BALTIMORE MINE. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1950)
Comment (Deposit): IN ADIT DRIFT A VEIN UP TO 3.5 FT WIDE STRIKES EAST AND DIPS STEEPLY IS EXPOSED FOR 270 FT. A SECOND VEIN IN THE CROSSCUT EXTENDS N 115 FT FROM DRIFT AND STRIKE NE AND HAS BEEN STOPED FOR MORE THAN 120 FT. THIS VEIN IS CUT OFF AT ITS NE END BY A NW FAULT.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 428, P. 92, PL. 1
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.
