Mountain Flower Mine

The Mountain Flower Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 6,299 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

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Site Name

Primary: Mountain Flower Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver

Location

State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Virginia City

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: R. Rogers
Home Office: Alder
Years: 1959 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

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

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED ALONG AND NORTH OF WILLIAMS CREEK.

References

Reference (Deposit): 1958 COMPILE MBMG BULL 10

Reference (Deposit): 1971 MBMG BULL 82

Reference (Deposit): STOUT, ACKERMAN, 1959, DIRECTORY OF KNOWN MINING ENTERPRISES, MONT. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL BULL 10, P 42

Reference (Deposit): MONT. B.M. AND GEOL. BULL. 82, 1971, P. 15.

Reference (Deposit): TANSLEY, HART, 1933, GEOL. RECON-TOBACCO ROOT MTN, MADISON, CO, MONT., MONT BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. MEM. 9.

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 03-10-1961

Reference (Deposit): 1933 RECON MBMG MEM 9

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.