Noble Mine

The Noble Mine is a gold, silver, and copper mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 7,700 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: Noble Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Madison

Elevation: 7,700 Feet (2,347 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver, Copper

Lat, Long: 45.53667, -112.10833

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Noble Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Noble Mine
Secondary: Company Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc


Location

State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Sheridan (Wisconsin Creek) District


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

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Noble Mining And Milling Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1864
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

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Tobacco Root Batholith

Type: L
Description: N 30 E Fractures And Folds


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation


Rocks

Name: Trachyte
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

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

Name: Trachyte
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: DUMP SAMPLE FROM UPPER ADIT HAD 0.30 OZ/TON AU, 1.5 OZ/TON AG.


Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Cerargyrite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Feldspar
Gangue: Mica
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): TANSLEY (1933) STATES THAT ORE DEPOSIT OCCURS WITHIN THE DIKE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Location): NW/4 OF SECTION 33

Comment (Development): 10-STAMP MILL

Comment (Deposit): AT NORTH END OF CLAIM ORE IS OFFSET BY FAULT. ORE DIRECTION CHANGES TO N-S, DIPPING 45 W. ORE NEAR FAULT IS VERY LOW GRADE.

Comment (Workings): 2700 FOOT CROSSCUT. 1200 FOOT RAISE.


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 574, P. 135.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 9, P. 42.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 41, P. 18.

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

Reference (Deposit): 1914 RECON WINCHELL, A.N., U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 57


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Principal Gold Districts of Montana

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