Goldschmidt Group

The Goldschmidt Group is a silver and gold mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 6,801 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: Goldschmidt Group  

State:  Montana

County:  Madison

Elevation: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 45.45, -112.04639

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Goldschmidt Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Goldschmidt Group
Secondary: Goldsmith
Secondary: Steiner


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Manganese


Location

State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Sheridan (Ramshorn Creek) District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Jake Steiner And Sons
Home Office: Sheridan, Wy.
Years: 1937 -

Owner Name: Steiner And Sons
Home Office: Sheridan, Wy.


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Tobacco Root Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LENSE


Structure

Type: L
Description: Ramshorn Synform


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation


Rocks

Name: Marble
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoarchean

Name: Marble
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoarchean


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): VEIN LIES IN BEDDING PLANE

Comment (Workings): AN ADIT CROSSCUT AND ABOUT 300 FT. OF DRIFTING ON THE VEIN. A SMALL UNDERHAND STOPE REACHES DOWN 20 FT. IN ORE. OLD WORKINGS AND DUMPS DEVELOPED VEIN SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET UP THE HILLSIDE

Comment (Geology): POCKETS OF MANGANESE ARE FREQUENT NEAR THE ORE.

Comment (Deposit): MIN RES US REPORTS CONSTANT PRODUCTION FROM 1928 TO 1938. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Location): 1.8 MI N12W OF COPPER MTN PIT.

Comment (Development): 4 PATENTED CLAIMS. 10-STAMP STRAUB MILL ON SITE. MILL CAPACITY 12-15 TONS OXIDIZED ORE PER DAY.


References

Reference (Deposit): USBM IC 6972, P. 62.

Reference (Deposit): LEVANDOWSKI, D.W. 1956 PHD, U OF MICH


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.