Custer Mine

The Custer Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Jefferson county, Montana at an elevation of 6,699 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: Custer Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Jefferson

Elevation: 6,699 Feet (2,042 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 46.30167, -112.23361

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Custer Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Custer Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Lead


Location

State: Montana
County: Jefferson
District: Basin (Cataract, Comet) 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: Unknown


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitization


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 40 OZ/TON AG, $18/TON AU.


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): ON BROAD DIVIDE BETWEEN BIG THOMPSON AND CATARCT CRS ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1950)

Comment (Deposit): ORE SHOOTS WITHIN VEIN GENERALL UNDER 1 FT. IN WIDTH AND ARE VERY IRREGULAR IN WIDTH AND DIRECTION.

Comment (Workings): ADIT, WINZE, SHAFT

Comment (Geology): CROSS FAULTS THAT STRIKE N AND DIP W OFF SET VEIN FOR A FEW FEET.


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 428, P. 95, PL. 1.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 842, P. 225-27.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 527, P. 125.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 16, P. 29.


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.