The Goldschmidt Mine is a gold mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 6,900 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: 6,900 Feet (2,103 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.4497, -112.04610
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Goldschmidt Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Goldschmidt Mine
Secondary: Goldschmidt
Secondary: Steiner
Secondary: Beaverhead National Forest
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Madison
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
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Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
Comment (Environmental Factors): NO TAILINGS, DISCHARGING ADITS, FILLED SHAFTS, SEEPS, OR SPRINGS WERE IDENTIFIED AT THIS SITE DURING THE INVESTIGATION. CURRANT CREEK WAS FLOWING THROUGH THE CENTER OF THE SITE. SURFACE WATER AND SEDIMENT SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE SITE IN CURRANT CREEK. NO MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVELS WERE EXCEEDED. OBSERVED RELEASES TO CURRANT CREEK (SEDIMENT) WERE DOCUMENTED FOR MERCURY, MANGANESE, NICKEL, LEAD AND ZINC. EIGHT POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS OPEN ADITS WERE IDENTIFIED AT THE SITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): 1952, P. A-16.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN REPORT 72,
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES IC 6972, 1937, P. 61.
Reference (Deposit): PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-168.
Reference (Deposit): MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES
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.
