Hidden Treasure-Ramona

The Hidden Treasure-Ramona is a gold mine located in Granite county, Montana at an elevation of 7,851 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: Hidden Treasure-Ramona  

State:  Montana

County:  Granite

Elevation: 7,851 Feet (2,393 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 46.3125, -113.13750

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Hidden Treasure-Ramona MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Hidden Treasure-Ramona


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper


Location

State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Flint Creek Range Area


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

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1969
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

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


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Philipsburg Anticline, Philipsburg Batholith


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: QUARTZ VEIN: 0.44 OZ/TON AU, 0.021% CU, 0.006 PB.


Materials

Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): NEAR JUCTION OF GRANITE-RACETRACK LAKE AND MUD LAKE JEEP TRAILS. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)

Comment (Workings): CAVED ADIT AND SHAFT, 3 PITS 10 TO 15 FT IN DIAMETER, 2 20FT LONG TRENCHES,

Comment (Geology): AU, CU, PB CONCENTRATES LOCALLY OCCUR IN THIS AREA.


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS OPEN FILE REP 81-1095, P. 177, FIG. 21, 26


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.