Winnetka Mine

The Winnetka Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 6,801 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: Winnetka Mine
Secondary: Winnetaka Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc

Location

State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Virginia City (Highland)

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: G. Gohn
Years: 1931 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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

Form: LENSES

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Gangue: Pyrargyrite
Gangue: Malachite

Comments

Comment (Workings): ADITS

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: IN IRREGULAR SHOOTS.

References

Reference (Deposit): TANSLEY, ETAL, 1933, GEOLOGICAL RECONNAISSANCE OF THE TOBACCO ROOT MTNS, MADISON CO., MONT., MBMG. MEM 9, P 49

Reference (Deposit): LORAIN, S, 1937, GOLD LODE MINING IN THE TOBACCO ROOT MTN, MADISON CO., MONT, USBM 6972, P. 53

Reference (Deposit): WINCHELL, A, 1914, MINING DISTRICTS OF THE DILLON QUAD., MONT, USGS. BULL. 574, P. 164

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 05-28-1963

Reference (Deposit): 1914 COMPILE WINCHELL, BULL 574

Reference (Deposit): 1933 RECON MBMG, MEM 9.

Reference (Deposit): 1937 COMPILE USBM. INF. CIRC. 6972

Reference (Production): LORAIN, P. 53.

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.