Madisonian

The Madisonian is a gold and silver mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 5,600 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

Name: Madisonian  

State:  Montana

County:  Madison

Elevation: 5,600 Feet (1,707 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 45.49583, -111.70833

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Madisonian MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Madisonian
Secondary: Hendricks


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead


Location

State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Norris District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Leiter


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Madison Range


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: Tobacco Root Batholith.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Gangue: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Bornite
Gangue: Malachite


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED IN S/2 SEC 10, 1 MILE WEST OF HIGHWAY 1.

Comment (Workings): SHAFT AND 4 LEVELS

Comment (Production): LAST YEAR OF PRODUCTION, 50 TONS OF ORE FROM SURFACE WORKINGS WERE SHIPPED (LORAIN, P. 47)


References

Reference (Deposit): LORAIN, S, 1937, GOLD ORE MINING-TOBACCO ROOT MTNS, MADISON CO., MONT, USBM INF. CIRC. 6972, P. 46.

Reference (Deposit): 1900 COMPILE INS. OF MINES, 1900

Reference (Deposit): 1914 COMPILE WINCHELL BULL574

Reference (Deposit): 1937 COMPILE USBM INF CIR. 6972

Reference (Deposit): BYRNE, 1900, 12TH ANNUAL REPT OF THE INSP. OF MINES, STATE OF MONT., P. 25

Reference (Deposit): WINCHELL, A, 1914, MINING DIST OF THE DILLON QUAD AND ADJACENT AREAS, USGS BULL 574, P. 115.


Principal Gold Districts of Montana

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.