The Mary Ingaber Mine is a silver, gold, and copper mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 5,279 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: 5,279 Feet (1,609 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold, Copper
Lat, Long: 45.785, -112.09861
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Mary Ingaber Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mary Ingaber Mine
Secondary: Gold Hill Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Whitehall (Renova) 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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
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: Strong Fissure Zone-E-W Vertical Fault
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Production): PRODUCED $55,000.
Comment (Workings): 306 FT. SHAFT, 7 DRIFTS, 2 50-FT. SHAFTS; 2400 FT OF WORKINGS.
References
Reference (Deposit): REYNER, M.L., 1950, DIRECTORY OF MINING PROPERTIES, 1949; MT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, MEMOIR 31, P. 70.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 574, P. 100.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 04-03-1961
Reference (Deposit): 1914 RECON WINCHELL, A.N., U.S.G.S. BULL. 574
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.
