The Kreuger Property is a silver, lead, copper, and gold mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 6,001 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: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold
Lat, Long: 45.57639, -112.21722
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Kreuger Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Kreuger Property
Secondary: Edwin Forest
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Tidal Wave 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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Kreuger (Estate)
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Small Ne Faults Offset Vein
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitization, Oxidation, Brecciation
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoarchean
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoarchean
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: BULLETIN 24 REPORTS FOUR SAMPLE ASSAYS.
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Sericite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): VEIN SPLITS INTO 2 SEGMENTS. ANOTHER VEIN IS DEVELOPED 650 FEET NE OF THE KRUEGER MINE. THE VEIN TRENDS NORTH, 60 E.
Comment (Workings): ONE ADIT AND A SHAFT. A 150 FT. SHAFT DEVELOPS THE VEIN 650 FT NE OF THE KRUEGER MINE.
Comment (Location): ON CENTER OF BORDER BETWEEN SECTION 15 AND 16.
Comment (Production): 8 CARLOADS AT $18-20 PER TON IN AG, AU.
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 24, P. 27-29.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 02-03-1962
Reference (Deposit): 1961 GEOLMAP MBMG BULLETIN 24
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.
