The Bielenberg and Higgins Mine is a gold mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 8,799 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: 8,799 Feet (2,682 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.59083, -112.13167
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Bielenberg and Higgins Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bielenberg and Higgins Mine
Secondary: Pete and Joe
Commodity
Primary: Gold
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Sylvan Dunegan And Partners
Owner Name: Inspiration Gold Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1930
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: Tobacco Root Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: STRINGERS AND SHOOTS, TABULAR FISSURES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoarchean
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ON WESTERN SLOPE OF APA MOUNTAIN
Comment (Deposit): PETE AND JOE, PAIGE AND INCLINE VEINS AVERAGE 3 TO 5 FEET WIDE AND WERE IMPORTANT PRODUCERS.
Comment (Workings): MAIN B AND H TUNNEL IS 1200 FT LONG AND CONNECTS WITH THE PETE AND JOE WORKINGS 800 FT. FROM THE PORTAL. SEVERAL SHAFTS, LEVELS, CROSSCUTS, DRIFTS AND A WINZE
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM IC 6972.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 9, P. 34.
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.
