Trapper Mine

The Trapper Mine is a gold, copper, lead, and silver mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 8,199 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

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Site Name

Primary: Trapper Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc

Location

State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Hecla (Bryant) District

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Leonard Lively
Home Office: Melrose

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1873
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Pioneer Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: L
Description: Tear Faults, Drag Folds, Local Domal Structure.

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ORE ASSAYS FROM 1897-1899 SHOW 67-118 OZ AG/TON, 1.8-8% PB, 0-1.2% CU, AND 1.4-8% ZN.

Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Malachite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT IS CONCENTRATED IN A SHATTERED, THIN-BEDDED DOLOMITE BELOW AN IMPERVIOUS QUARTZITE CAP.

Comment (Location): SW 1/4, SECTION 1 (UNSURVEYED)

Comment (Production): MAIN PRODUCTION WAS 1873-1877. 400 TONS OF ORE WERE PRODUCED 1897-1899.

Comment (Development): ONE PATENTED CLAIM ; ECON.COM: KNOWN DEPOSIT WAS DEPLETED BY 1877, VEINS, ARE CONTORTED AND OFFSET BY POST-MINERAL DEFORMATION

Comment (Workings): DEPOSIT WAS DEVELOPED BY TWO ADITS AND TWO SHAFTS, 310 FT. AND 200 FT. DEEP. ALL ENTRANCES ARE CAVED.

References

Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 25, P. 79-82.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 85, P. 118-120.

Reference (Deposit): 1948 COMPILE M.B.M.G. MEM. 25

Reference (Deposit): 1972 COMPILE M.B.M.G. BULL. 85

Reference (Production): M.B.M.G. BULL. 85

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.