The Liberty Mine is a silver mine located in Judith Basin county, Montana at an elevation of 6,171 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,171 Feet (1,881 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 47.0786, -110.63170
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Liberty Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Liberty Mine
Secondary: Danny T Tunnel - 0300450117
Secondary: Frances Tunnel - 0300450119
Secondary: Last Chance Tunnel - 0300450122
Secondary: 6arcelline Tunnel No. 2 -0300450133
Secondary: Augustno. 2 Tunnel - 0300450111
Secondary: Annie E Tunnel - 0300450110
Secondary: Marcelline Tunnel No. 1 -0300450132
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Judith Basin
District: Barker 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: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Faith Mining Co.
Company ID: 2401516
Info Year: 1951
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
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 (Reserve-Resource): MATRIX GRADES FROM B-002, EST BY EVALUATOR. RESOURCE QUANTITIES ESTIMATED BY EVALUATOR. 12 MILES EAST OF MONARCH, ON DRY FORK RD TO GALENA CREEK RD, AND MOUNTAIN.
References
Reference (Deposit): MBM & G BULL.95,1975, P.13
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES IC 7602, 1951, P. 18-19.
Reference (Deposit): MBM G MEM 31, 1949 P.47
Reference (Deposit): MSHA RPT DATED OCT 1980.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFL PAPER 752, 1973, FIG. 25, P. 46.
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.
