Ballarat Mine

The Ballarat Mine is a gold mine located in Silver Bow county, Montana at an elevation of 7,799 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: Ballarat Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Silver Bow

Elevation: 7,799 Feet (2,377 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 45.79056, -112.48417

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Ballarat Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Ballarat Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Montana
County: Silver Bow
District: Highland (Fish Creek) 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

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Mr. Brooks
Years: 1931 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1867
Discovery Year: 1867
Discovery Method: 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

Type: L
Description: Limestone Trends N77w, 65e.


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: REPORTS DIFFER ABOUT ORE VALUE. SAHINEN (1950) GIVES A LOW AVERAGE OF 0.1 OZ/TON AU.


Materials

Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Workings): AT LEAST THREE TUNNELS AND SOME SHALLOW PITS

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: IN BRECCIATE ZONE, 0.16 OZ AU PER TON

Comment (Development): A ST. LOUIS FIRM SPENT $100,000 IN DEVELOPMENT DURING THE LATE 1860'S. THE MINE SOON PROVED TO BE A FAILURE (SAHINEN, P. 45)


References

Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 32, P. 45-46.

Reference (Deposit): BASSET, S.R., AND MAGEE, J, 1869, MIN RES OF MT: HELENA, MT. PUBL. CO.

Reference (Deposit): 1950 GEOLMAP MBMG MEMOIR 3


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.