The Tourmaline Queen Mine is a gold mine located in Jefferson county, Montana at an elevation of 5,801 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: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 46.2575, -111.96060
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Tourmaline Queen Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tourmaline Queen Mine
Secondary: Queen
Secondary: Tourmaline Queen
Secondary: Tourmaline Gold Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Jefferson
Land Status
Land ownership: National Recreation Area
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Wade V. Lewis Estate
Company ID: 2401613
Home Office: Montana
Info Year: 1977
Owner Name: Galli Exploration Co.
Company ID: 2401613
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1977
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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
Unknown: Actinolite
Unknown: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Fluorite
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Pyrrhotite
Unknown: Tourmaline
Unknown: Epidote
Comments
Comment (Environmental Factors): NO MILL TAILINGS WERE OBSERVED AT THIS SITE DURING THE INVESTIGATION. NO DISCHARGING ADITS, FILLED SHAFTS, SEEPS, OR SPRINGS WERE IDENTIFIED. ELKHORN CREEK WAS FLOWING APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET FROM THE TOE OF THE WASTE ROCK DUMP. SURFACE WATER AND SEDIMENT SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM OF THE SITE. CONTAMINANT CONCENTRATIONS WERE NOT ELEVATED IN THE DOWNSTREAM SAMPLES (SURFACE WATER OR SEDIMENT) WHEN COMPARED WITH THE UPSTREAM SAMPLES. NO HAZARDOUS MINE OPENINGS OR STRUCTURES WERE IDENTIFIED AT THE SITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES
Reference (Deposit): PRIORITY SITES, SUMMAR REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-106.
Reference (Deposit): MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 16, 1960, P. 64.
Reference (Deposit): MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY MEMOIR 31, 1950, P. 45.
Reference (Deposit): MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY MEMOIR 20, 1940, P. 43.
Reference (Deposit): MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 107, P. 10.
Reference (Deposit): MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY, DIRECTORY OF MINING
Reference (Deposit): ENTERPRISES BULLETIN 111.
Reference (Deposit): MSHA REPORT DATAED APRIL 1981.
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.
