The Little Goldie-Eleanora Group is a gold, silver, and lead mine located in Madison 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
Elevation: 7,799 Feet (2,377 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 45.55278, -112.17778
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Little Goldie-Eleanora Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Little Goldie-Eleanora Group
Secondary: Goldie
Secondary: Sunbeam
Secondary: Elenora
Secondary: Blacksmith
Secondary: Minnie
Secondary: Montreal
Secondary: Eleanor Property
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Tidal Wave 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: Crystal Lake Mining Co.
Owner Name: B. Paige, Alder,
Years: 1961 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Tobacco Root Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Tobacco Root Batholith
Type: L
Description: Ne And Nw Trending Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Meta-Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Meta-Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoarchean
Name: Meta-Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Development): ANOTHER GROUP BOUGHT THE GOLDIE CLAIM FROM O. ANDERSON AND MINED HI-GRADE ORE FROM THE BLACKSMITH ADIT. E. PULVER AND ASSOCIATES ACQUIRED THE PROPERTY AND FORMED CRYSTAL LAKE CO. THEY BUILT A MILL AND TRAMWAY, ACTIVE BEFORE 1920.
Comment (Deposit): ELENORA VEIN IS 1-2 FT. WIDE AND 100-170 FT. LONG. SUNBEAM VEIN IS 2-3 INCHES WIDE. BOTH VEINS WERE THROWN LEFT ABOUT 250 FT. BY 2 NE TRENDING NORMAL FAULT, DIPPING 60 S.
Comment (Workings): BLACKSMITH ADIT (ON SUNBEAM CLAIM) AND ELENORA ADIT (ELENORA CLAIM) DEVELOP PARALLEL FISSURE VEINS
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: PARALLEL 2-3 IN. AND 2 FT. VEINS.
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 9, P. 36-37.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 24.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 01-03-1962
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 574, P. 155-156.
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.
