Goldsmith Mine

The Goldsmith Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Silver Bow county, Montana.

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

Name: Goldsmith Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Silver Bow

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 46.03056, -112.54444

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Goldsmith Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Goldsmith Mine


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc


Location

State: Montana
County: Silver Bow
District: Butte District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Crystal Copper Co.
Home Office: Boston, Ma.

Owner Name: Peter Antoniolli
Home Office: 524 Washington St., Butte, Mt.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: $100-200/TON IN AU (1905)


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Argentite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Rhodonite
Gangue: Rhodochrosite


Comments

Comment (Location): W OF THE ARMY-SELVERSMITH MINE.

Comment (Deposit): THE RAINBOW CODE WAS WORKED IN THE MINE. 2 VEINS THE S WAS THE MORE PRODUCTIVE WITH A WIDTH OF 8-36 IN AND IS PERSISTENT THROUGHOUT THE LENGTH OF THE CLAIM THE N VEIN DIPS N FOR 120 FT BELOW THE SURFACE, IT IS FAULTED AT DEPTH, IT IS 12-36 IN WIDE

Comment (Workings): SHAFT, DRIFTS, CROSSCUTS, WINZES

Comment (Production): PRODUCED HIGH GRADE AG ORE UP TO 1940'S-ALSO LEAD-ZINC ORE


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 74, P. 247, PL. X.

Reference (Deposit): USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOKS 1914, 1918, 1922, 1923-1927.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 20, P. 108

Reference (Production): USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOKS; USGS PP 74; MBMG MEM 20


Principal Gold Districts of Montana

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.