New Mine

The New Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 6,201 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: New Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver

Location

State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Rochester 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

Type: Underground

Ownership

Not available

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: Highland Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: POCKETS

Structure

Type: R
Description: Boulder Batholith

Type: L
Description: Dikes And Sills Strike North, Dip 15-40 W. They Are 1 To 300 Ft. Wide.

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation

Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoarchean

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoarchean

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Commodity): WIRE GOLD ORE

Comment (Geology): VEIN STRIKES AT RIGHT ANGLES TO DIKES ; GEOL.DESC: VEIN UP TO 1 FT. WIDE WITH FREE GOLD IN RICH POCKETS.

Comment (Workings): INCLINE SHAFT

Comment (Deposit): NARROW VEIN, RANGING FROM A FEW INCHES TO 1 FOOT WIDE

Comment (Location): CENTER OF THE SOUTH 1/2, NORTH 1/2, SECTION 6

References

Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 19, P. 44.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 574, P. 131.

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 05-22-1963

Reference (Deposit): 1914 RECON WINCHELL, A.N., U.S.G.S. BULL 574

Reference (Deposit): 1950 GEOLMAP MBMG MEM 19

Reference (Production): MBMG MEM. 19

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.