The Amador Mine is a silver and copper mine located in Mineral county, Montana at an elevation of 3,661 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 3,661 Feet (1,116 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 47.11444, -115.00833
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Amador Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Amador Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Mineral
District: Keystone
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Amador Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1913
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: Bitterroot Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: BRANCHING VEIN, TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: South Of Montana Lineament
Type: L
Description: N 30 W Strike And Northeast Dip Of Bedding Of Wallace
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite
Gangue: Ankerite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Dolomite
Comments
Comment (Development): DMEA FINANCED DEWATERING OF MINE FOR EXPLORATION ANDDEVELOPMENT AS OLD RECORDS INDICATED ORE LEFT. AFTER DEWATERING, NO MINABLE BODIES FOUND.
Comment (Deposit): VEINS STRIKE N45W TO N90W AND DIP 55-75S
Comment (Deposit): LARGE DIKE OR SILL OF UNSPECIFIED COMPOSITION 0.25 MILE SOUTH OF MINE - DEPOSIT MAY BE GENETICALLY RELATED TO THIS BODY
Comment (Production): GOLD PRODUCTION ONLY FOR 1915-20 AND 1951. SILVER AND COPPER ONLY FOR 1913-20 AND 1951.
References
Reference (Deposit): 1951 GEOLMAP WALLACE - UNPUBLISHED REPOR
Reference (Production): CAMPBELL, 1960 , GEOL. AND MINERAL DEPOSITS ETC. P. 602
Reference (Deposit): CAMPBELL, A. B., 1960 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE ST. REGIS - SUPERIOR AREA, MINERAL COUNTY, MONTANA: U. S. GEOL. SURV. BULL. 1082 - I, P. 600 - 602
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.
