The Henderson Mine is a tungsten mine located in Granite county, Montana at an elevation of 5,184 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: 5,184 Feet (1,580 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 46.4833, -113.31310
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Henderson Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Henderson Mine
Secondary: H & H Mines
Secondary: Henderson Gulch Mine
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Henderson Gulch
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
Not available
Workings
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Ownership
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Production
Year: 1942
Description: Of Large Low Grade Orebody 940000 U.S. Dollars (1943-1950)
Year: 1913
Description: Placer Production Previous To Location 1000000 U.S. Dollars (1866-1913)
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1900
Discovery Year: 1866
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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): OREBODY WAS FIRST LOCATED AS PLACER AND LARGE LOW GRADE DEPOSIT LATER DISCOVERED
Comment (Reserve-Resource): RESERVE ESTIMATES WERE TAKEN FROM MINERAL PROPERTY BACKUP FILE.
References
Reference (Deposit): 5612, P.17-18.
Reference (Deposit): COUNTIES: U.S.BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS
Reference (Deposit): OF THE PHILLIPSBURG BATHOLITH, GRANITE AND DEER LODGE
Reference (Deposit): WALKER,D.D.,1960, TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF MONTANA, DEPOSITS
Reference (Deposit): OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 4513, 8P.
Reference (Deposit): TUNGSTEN DEPOSIT,GRANITE COUNTY, MONTANA: U.S. BUREAU
Reference (Deposit): HUNDHAUSEN,R.J.,1949, INVESTIGATION OF HENDERSON GULCH
Reference (Deposit): PROF. PAPER 78, P.103.
Reference (Deposit): PHILLIPSBURG QUADRANGLE,MONTANA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Reference (Deposit): EMMONS,W.H. AND CALKINS,F.C.,1913, GEOLOGY OF THE
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.
