The Glaucus-Cardiff is a lead and copper mine located in Sanders county, Montana at an elevation of 4,961 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: 4,961 Feet (1,512 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Copper
Lat, Long: 47.3922, -114.42780
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Glaucus-Cardiff MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Glaucus-Cardiff
Secondary: Glaucus Group
Secondary: Herman
Secondary: Cardiff
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Sanders
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: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): GLAUCUS GROUP CONSISTS OF THE GLAUCUS, CARDIFF, CARDIFF NO1, AND CARDIFF NO.2 MINES. ALSO LOCATED IN SEC.20, T 19N, R 22W. PROPERTIES ARE IN THE CAMAS PRAIRIE MINING DIST. (ALSO CALLED THE PERMA DIST.)
References
Reference (Deposit): ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT BIA-22, U.S. BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS,
Reference (Deposit): MBM & G BULL. 34, 1963, P. 16.
Reference (Reference): THROUGH THE BIA OR THE FLATHEAD TRIBAL HEADQUARTERS.
Reference (Deposit): CLAIM LOCATION EXTEND FROM THE CENTER OF SECTION 20 TO
Reference (Deposit): FLATHEAD INDIAN RESERVATION, MT, 1976, PP. 32 & 33.
Reference (Deposit): PRODUCTIVE POINT.
Reference (Deposit): THE CENTER OF SECTION 19. THE MILS LOCATION IS AT THE MOST
Reference (Reference): COPIES OF THE REPORT CAN BE OBTAINED BY THE PUBLIC EITHER
Reference (Reference): ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT BIA-22 IS A CONFIDENTIAL REPORT.
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.
