The Green Campbell Group is a gold mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 5,679 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: 5,679 Feet (1,731 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.69583, -112.33194
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Green Campbell Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Green Campbell Group
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Silver Star District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Gold Bell Mining Co., Colorado Springs, Co.
Owner Name: United Investors Corp.
Home Office: 546 Desoto St., Salt Lake City, Utah 84103
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1867
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Highland Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation Extends To Lowest Workings
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
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
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): GREATEST PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1881 HOWEVER ACCURATE RECORDS NOT KEPT AT THAT PERIOD OF TIME.
Comment (Workings): VEIN HAS BEEN EXPLORED APPROXIMATELY 400 FT. DOWN DIP (OR 200 FT. BELOW SURFACE)
Comment (Geology): VEIN LIES IN GNEISS ABOUT 1500 FT. SOUTH OF IT'S CONTACT WITH BOULDER BATHOLITH
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 19
Reference (Production): SAHINEN, 1950, MBMG MEMOIR 19.
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.
