Wheal Rose Mine

The Wheal Rose Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 7,119 feet.

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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: Wheal Rose Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Beaverhead

Elevation: 7,119 Feet (2,170 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Lead

Lat, Long: 45.19417, -112.93472

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Wheal Rose Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Wheal Rose Mine


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead


Location

State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Blue Wing 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

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: F. And J.C. Ryburn, C. Kennedy
Years: 1972 -


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: Pioneer Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: DUMP SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.010 OZ AU/TON, 2.35 OZ AG/TON, 0.04% CU, 0.55% PB, AND 1.30% ZN.


Materials

Ore: Cerargyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Development): ONE PATENTED CLAIM

Comment (Workings): SHORT ADIT TRENDS S57E. CAVED BEYOND 50FT.(1972)

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: QUARTZ-CALCITE GANGUE


References

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 6, P. 38.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 85, P. 104.

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

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 05-14-1963

Reference (Deposit): 1931 COMPILE M.B.M.G. BULL. 6


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.