The Keystone Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 5,279 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
Elevation: 5,279 Feet (1,609 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 45.69917, -112.31833
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Keystone Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Keystone Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Silver Star District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Contact Metasomatic
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: Highland Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Serpentized Wallrock
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoarchean
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoarchean
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Covellite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ONLY SULFIDE ORE KNOWN ALONG CONTACT ZONE
Comment (Deposit): MENTIONED IN MIN RES US (1910-13) AS PRODUCING DURING THOSE YEARS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)
References
Reference (Deposit): MIN RES OF US, 1910-13
Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 19, P. 34
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.
