The Maynard Mine is a gold, silver, and lead mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 7,700 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: 7,700 Feet (2,347 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 45.60556, -113.29972
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Maynard Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Maynard Mine
Secondary: Shady Rest Lode
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Wisdom Area
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Wilke Brothers
Home Office: Wisdom
Years: 1982 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1900
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Pioneer Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Pioneer Batholith
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Chloritization, Kaolinization
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: CHIP SAMPLE OF VEIN ASSAYED 0.090 OZ AU/TON, AND 0.20 OZ AG/TON.
Materials
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Iron
Comments
Comment (Location): CENTER OF THE NW 1/4, SECTION 2
Comment (Development): ARRASTRE BUILDING IS 200 FT. BELOW MINE WORKINGS. ; ECON.COM: REMOTE LOCATION
Comment (Workings): TWO ADITS, BOTH CAVED AT PORTAL.
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 85, P. 144
Reference (Deposit): 1972 COMPILE M.B.M.G. BULL. 8
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.
