Whitehall Mine

The Whitehall Mine is a silver, copper, lead, and zinc mine located in Jefferson county, Montana at an elevation of 5,650 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Whitehall Mine

Commodity

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

Location

State: Montana
County: Jefferson
District: Whitehall (Cardwell) District

Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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: Monida Trust Co.
Home Office: Butte, Mt.
Years: 1960 -

Owner Name: R. Huckaba, G. Stacy
Home Office: Whitehall, Mt.
Years: 1960 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1917
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Bull Mountain

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: L
Description: Nw Trending Faults And Folds

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Location): TWO SEPARATE GROUPS OF WORKINGS, ON N AND S SIDE OF CENTER OF SECTION LINE BETWEEN 12 AND 13.

Comment (Production): 8 PRODUCING YEARS, MAINLY 1948-53. PRODUCTION IN 1948, 1949, 1950 WAS FROM DUMP.

Comment (Workings): THE MAIN WHITEHALL SHAFT IS IN SECTION 13, 300 FT. S OF SECTION LINE. ANOTHER GROUP OF INACCESSABLE SHAFTS ARE ONSTRIKE IN SECTION 12.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: FISSURE FILLING

References

Reference (Deposit): LINDQUIST, A.E., 1966, STRUCTURE AND MINERALIZATION OF THE WHITEHALL MINING DISTRICT, JEFFERSON CO., MT: MONT. SCHOOL OF MINES, M.S. THESIS.

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 03-29-1961

Reference (Deposit): 1960 RECON MBMG BULLETIN 16

Reference (Deposit): 1966 RECON MT. SCHOOL OF MINES, M. S. THESIS: LINDQUIST, A.E.

Reference (Production): MBMG BULLETIN 16

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 16.

Reference (Deposit): ALEXANDER, R.G., 1955, GEOLOGY OF THE WHITEHALL AREA, MONTANA YELLOWSTONE-BIGHORN RESEARCH PROJECT, CONTRIBUTION 195, 111 P.

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