Ambassador Mine

The Ambassador Mine is a lead mine located in Sanders county, Montana at an elevation of 3,750 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: Ambassador Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Sanders

Elevation: 3,750 Feet (1,143 Meters)

Commodity: Lead

Lat, Long: 47.77528, -115.69889

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Ambassador Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Ambassador Mine


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Montana
County: Sanders
District: Trout 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: Unknown


Ownership

Owner Name: Sunny Peak Mining Co.

Owner Name: Ambassador Mines Corp.


Production

Year: 1941
Time Period: 1939-1941
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^.41 Oz Au/Ton, 3.4 Oz Ag/Ton, .33 % Cu, 1.98 % Pb


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1939
Discovery Year: 1929
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Selkirk Range


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Nne Plunging Anticline

Type: L
Description: Bedding Strikes Nw Dips Gently Ne


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Commodity): VEINS ARE NARROW AND SPARSELY MINERALIZED.

Comment (Workings): MINE DEVELOPED BY ADIT 1800 FT. LONG, 2 DRIFTS 240 AND 180 FT. LONG. DMEA LOAN TO DIAMOND DRILL THE PROPERTY.

Comment (Deposit): APPARENTLY SYENITE PORPHYRY UNDERLIES MINE WORKINGS AT SHALLOW DEPTH, MINERALIZATION IN VEINS MIGHT BE GENETICALLY RELATED TO THE INTRUSIVE.

Comment (Location): ON GRANITE CREEK.


References

Reference (Deposit): CROWLEY, F. A., 1963, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS) SANDERS COUNTY MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 34, P. 48

Reference (Deposit): GIBSON, RUSSELL, JENKS, W. F., AND CAMPBELL, IAN, 1941, STRATIGRAPHY OF THE BELT SERIES IN THE LIBBY AND TROUT CREEK QUADRANGLES, NORTHWESTERN MONTANA AND NORTHERN IDAHO: GEOL. SOC. AMERICA, BULL. 52, P. 363-380

Reference (Deposit): 1951 EXPLOR DME


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.