The Sylvia Mine is a lead mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 6,939 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,939 Feet (2,115 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 45.3047, -112.89080
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Sylvia Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sylvia Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Argenta 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
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Ownership
Owner Name: John Collins
Company ID: 2400252
Owner Name: George Fleming
Company ID: 2400252
Owner Name: George Elder
Company ID: 2400252
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION WAS RECORDED IN 1937, 1941-43, 1948-50, 1954, AND 1963-64 AND AMOUNTED TO 545 TONS OF ORE, WHICH CONTAINED 229, 047 POUNDS OF P6, 5,393 POUNDS OF ZINC, 584 POUNDS OF CU, 6,757 OUNCES OF SILVER, AND 51 6 OUNCES OF GOLD
Comment (Ownership): IN 1962 THE SYLVIA DUMPS WERE OBTAINED BY RUDY NYGREN OF ARGENTA, MONTANA
References
Reference (Deposit): GEACH, 1972 MBMG 85, P. 62
Reference (Deposit): NAMED MINE ON 7 1/2' QUAD.
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.
