Tidal Wave Mine

The Tidal Wave Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 6,001 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

Name: Tidal Wave Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Madison

Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Lead

Lat, Long: 45.54944, -112.22361

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Tidal Wave Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Tidal Wave Mine


Commodity

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


Location

State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Tidal Wave District


Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
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: Tobacco Root Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Jointing And Minor Fracturing


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Oxidation


Rocks

Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: TWO SAMPLE ASSAYS APPEAR IN BULLETIN 24, P. 47.


Materials

Gangue: Malachite


Comments

Comment (Workings): TWO CAVED SHAFTS, THREE ADITS, AND NUMEROUS PITS AND CUTS.

Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS LOCATED NEAR THE MIDDLE OF THE PILGRIM FM. ; GEOL.DESC: IRREGULAR ORE BODIES.

Comment (Location): NW 1/4, NE 1/4, SECTION 28.


References

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 24, P. 35.

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 01-03-1962

Reference (Deposit): 1961 GEOLMAP MBMG BULL. 2


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.