The Golden Curry Mine is a copper, gold, and silver mine located in Jefferson county, Montana at an elevation of 6,401 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: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 46.2844, -111.96060
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Golden Curry Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Golden Curry Mine
Secondary: Sourdough
Secondary: Jacqueline
Secondary: Elkhorn (Golden Curry)
Secondary: Jacquemin
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Nickel
Tertiary: Silica
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Montana
County: Jefferson
District: Elkhorn Mining 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
Type: Located Claim
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Willington Rankin
Percent: 50.00
Home Office: Box615 Helena Mt59601
Info Year: 1977
Owner Name: Louisa Rothfuss
Percent: 50.00
Home Office: 2100 Oregon Avenuebutte Montana 59701
Info Year: 1977
Production
Year: 1951
Time Period: 1902-1951
Mined: 10400.000 mt
Material type: ore
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Skarn Au
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1892
Discovery Year: 1890
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Skarn Au
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Structure: Extensive Folding Axis N-S With Prevailing Eastward Dip
Type: R
Structure: Boulder Batholith
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Oxidation
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Hematite
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Pyrrhotite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): JEFFERSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS
Reference (Deposit): 98000 TON SHIPPED IN 1890'S
Reference (Deposit): 1919 TPD=30 TONS
Reference (Deposit): USED AS FLUX FOR ASRCO
Reference (Deposit): IRON DEPOSITS IN MONT" MBMG IC-13BY V C DEMUNCK 1956
Reference (Deposit): METALIFEROUS DEP OF GREATER HELENMINING DIST" USGS B-842 19
Reference (Deposit): ORE DEPOSITS OF HELENA MINING RE-GION USGS B-527 1913
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER-292
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.
