The Elliston District is a gold, silver, and lead mine located in Powell county, Montana.
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Mine Info
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Elliston District MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Elliston District
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Limestone, Ultra Pure
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Nickel
Tertiary: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Location
State: Montana
County: Powell
District: ELLISTON DISTRICT
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: VEIN, SHEAR ZONE, PLACER, CHEMICAL SEDIMENTS
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1890
Discovery Year: 1860
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: BOULDER BATHOLITH
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: ARGILLIC
Alteration Text: ARGILLIZATION
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: SERICITIZATION
Alteration Text: SERICITIZATION
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: HYDROTHERMAL
Alteration Text: HYDROTHERMAL
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 842, P. 262-269.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1151, P. 88-92.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 98, P. 3-9.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 527, P. 76-80.
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.
