The Ermont Group is a gold mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 6,499 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: 6,499 Feet (1,981 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.2683, -112.91830
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Ermont Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ermont Group
Secondary: West Ermont 0300010115
Secondary: Ermont No 2 Mine 0300010386
Secondary: Ermont No 19 Mine 0300010387
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Ermont/Argenta
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
Type: Located Claim
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Wellborn Family
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Montana
Info Year: 1998
Years: 1983 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1934
Discovery Year: 1927
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THIS PROPERTY FILE COVERS MAS PROPERTIES: 0300010115; WEST ERMONT 0300010338; ERMONT NO 2 MINE 0300010387; ERMONT NO 19 MINE
References
Reference (Deposit): MINING JOURNAL, 06/02/89, V. 312 #8022, P424.
Reference (Deposit): SKILLING'S MINING REVIEW, 06/03/89, P17.
Reference (Deposit): E&MJ, 07/1989, V 190, #7, P73.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG 223, 1989, MINING AND MINERAL DEVELOPMENT IN MONTANA
Reference (Deposit): 1989, PP. 15, 17.
Reference (Deposit): MBM & G BULL 85, 1972, P48
Reference (Deposit): MBM & G MEM 15, 1935, P3
Reference (Deposit): MBM & G BULL 6, 1931, P69-70
Reference (Deposit): USGS CIRC 858-1, P A79.
Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, 12/14/83, VOL 95, #50 P1.
Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, 10/14/87, VOL 98, #41 P3.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG 206, 1988, MINING AND MINERAL DEVELOPMENTS IN MONTANA
Reference (Deposit): 1988, PP. 9, 10
Reference (Deposit): SKILLING'S MINING REVIEW, 05/15/89, V 78, #15, P11.
Reference (Deposit): USGS OPEN FILE REPORT 90-0241, D. FRISHMAN, 05/10/90, P16.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG 236, 1990, MINING AND MINERAL DEVELOPMENTS IN MONTANA
Reference (Deposit): 1990, PP. 19, 20.
Reference (Deposit): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1990/91, P179.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULT. 130, 1992, MONTANA MINING DIRECTORY-1991, P82.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG 241, 1991, MINING AND MINERAL DEVELOPMENTS IN MONTANA
Reference (Deposit): 1991, PP. 20, 21.
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.
