The Eldelweiss Mine is a silver, lead, and zinc mine located in Jefferson county, Montana.
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Mine Info
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Eldelweiss Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Eldelweiss Mine
Secondary: Argentine Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Manganese
Location
State: Montana
County: Jefferson
District: Colorado (Corbin-Wickes) 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
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Ivor Jenkins And Others
Home Office: Jefferson City, Mt. 59638
Owner Name: Mascot Silver Lead Mines, Inc.
Home Office: Box 660, Kellogg, Id. 83837
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: 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
Type: R
Description: Boulder Batholith
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 15 TO 18 % PB
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): IN 1946 OR 1947 A BULLDOZER TRENCH WAS EXCAVATED EXPOSING A FAULT VEIN FOR A DISTANCE OF 30 FT. A SECOND TRENCH, 500 FT E OF THE FIRST, DISCLOSED LOOSE VEIN QUARTZ IN OVERBURDEN, BUT FAILED TO FIND VEIN IN PLACE.
Comment (Location): ABOUT 0.5 MI N OF CONTACT OF ANDESITE AND THE WICKES ROOF PENDANT. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1950)
Comment (Deposit): VEIN IS COMPRISED OF 5 FT OF BLEACHED GRANITE AND GOUGE ON THE N. 2 FT OF QUARTZ AND GALENA ON THE S.
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 16, P. 50.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 100, P. 10.
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.
