The Ella Mine is a gold, silver, and lead mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 7,900 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: 7,900 Feet (2,408 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 45.5425, -112.18694
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Ella Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ella Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Tidal Wave District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: B. Golden
Home Office: Sheridan
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: R
Description: Tobacco Root Batholith
Type: L
Description: Ella Fault Trends N-S, 85 W.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoarchean
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoarchean
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: TWO SAMPLE ASSAYS APPEAR IN BULLETIN 24, P. 49.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): CENTER OF THE SW 1/4, SECTION 26.
Comment (Workings): FOUR ADITS, 100 TO 250 FT. LONG.
References
Reference (Deposit): 1961 GEOLMAP MBMG BULLETIN 24.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 01-03-1962
Reference (Deposit): 1914 RECON WINCHELL, A.N., U.S. GEOL. SUR. BULL. 574.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 574, P. 158.
Reference (Deposit): GILBERT, F.C., 1935, DIRECTORY OF MINING PROPERTIES: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MEMOIR 15, P 48.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 24, P. 41.
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.
