Diadem Group

The Diadem Group is a copper, lead, zinc, gold, and silver mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 6,499 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: Diadem Group  

State:  Montana

County:  Beaverhead

Elevation: 6,499 Feet (1,981 Meters)

Commodity: Copper, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 45.585, -113.37083

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Diadem Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Diadem Group
Secondary: Arnold Mine


Commodity

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


Location

State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Wisdom Area


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

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Diadem Co.
Home Office: Spokane, Wa.
Years: 1970 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Pioneer Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: Pioneer Batholith


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): OPEN PIT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Workings): UNDERGROUND WORKINGS AND OPEN PIT.

Comment (Location): CENTER OF SE 1/4, SECTION 7


References

Reference (Deposit): HANSEN, M., 1971, DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES, 1970: MT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., BULL. 82, P. 2

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 12-12-1969


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.