Sirius Mine

The Sirius Mine is a lead, silver, and gold mine located in Jefferson county, Montana at an elevation of 7,300 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: Sirius Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Jefferson

Elevation: 7,300 Feet (2,225 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 46.33611, -112.24444

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Sirius Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Sirius Mine
Secondary: Sirius Group


Commodity

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


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: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: 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

Form: SHOOT


Structure

Type: R
Description: Boulder Batholith


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): 2.7 KM NW OF MT. THOMPSON ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1950)

Comment (Production): INCLUDES MORNING STAR.

Comment (Workings): AN ADIT, SHAFT, WINZE


References

Reference (Production): MBMG BULL 16, P. 105

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

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 16, P. 36, 105


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.