The Kearsarge Mine is a gold mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 7,201 feet.
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
Elevation: 7,201 Feet (2,195 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.21694, -111.93056
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Kearsarge Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Kearsarge Mine
Secondary: Kearsage Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Tellurium
Location
State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Virginia City (Summit) District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Smith, V.
Home Office: Virginia City
Years: 1968 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Gravelly Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Nagyagite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED AT FORK BETWEEN ALDER GULCH AND BACHELOR GULCH.
References
Reference (Deposit): MONT. B.M. AND GEOL. BULL. 33, 1963, P. 22.
Reference (Deposit): WINCHELL, 1914, MINING DIST.-DILLON QUAD, MONT, USGS BULL 574, P 162
Reference (Deposit): TANSLEY, HART, 1933, GEOL. RECON-TOBACCO ROOT MTN, MADISON CO, MONT, MONT BUR OF MINES & GEOL, MEM 9, P. 47, 48.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 04-23-1963
Reference (Deposit): 1914 COMPILE WINCHELL, BULL 574
Reference (Deposit): 1933 COMPILE MBMG MEM 9
Reference (Deposit): 1937 COMPILE USBM INF. CIR. 6972
Reference (Deposit): 1968 COMPILE MBMG BULL 67
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.
