The Heidelburg Mine is a gold mine located in Sanders county, Montana at an elevation of 5,499 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: 5,499 Feet (1,676 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 48.0525, -115.62920
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Heidelburg Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Heidelburg Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Sanders
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: Occurrence
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1920
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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 (Geology): ROCK TYPE IS ARGILLITE
References
Reference (Deposit): MBM & G MEM 31, 1949, P91
Reference (Deposit): MBM & G MEM 20, 1940, P99
Reference (Deposit): ALSO FOUND IN T.26 N., 31 W, SEC.5.
Reference (Deposit): CABINET MNT.WILDERNESS STUDY(UNPUBLISHED)
Reference (Deposit): MBM & G BULL. 95, 1975, DIR.
Reference (Deposit): MBM & G BULL. 34, 1963
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.
