The Marietta Mine is a gold, silver, and lead mine located in Broadwater county, Montana at an elevation of 6,801 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
Elevation: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 46.37639, -111.71250
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Marietta Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Marietta Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Montana
County: Broadwater
District: Park (Indian Creek) District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Unknown
Ownership
Owner Name: Northern Milling Co., Inc.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1880
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Elkhorn Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Wallrock Silicified, Bleached, And Pyritized For 6 To 8 Feet On Each Side Of The Vein.
Rocks
Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 200 TONS SHIPPED IN 1954 AVERAGED 1.95 OZ AV. AND 6.35 OZ AG/TON, 3% PB, 2% ZN.
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Tennantite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Production): ITEM 8 INCLUDES SOME GOLD FROM PLACERS.
Comment (Development): THREE VEINS ARE DEVELOPED IN THE MARIETTA MINE.
Comment (Workings): MINE DEVELOPED BY 5 MAIN ADIT LEVELS AND 1 INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
References
Reference (Deposit): SCHELL, E.M., 1963, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE NORTHERN PART OF THE PARK (INDIAN CREEK) DISTRICT, BROADWATER COUNTY, MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 35
Reference (Deposit): REED, G.C., 1951, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS) BROADWATER COUNTY, MONTANA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFO. CIRC. 7592, P. 48-49
Reference (Deposit): KLEPPER, M.R., RUPPEL, E.T., FREEMAN, V.L. AND WEEKS, R.A., 1971, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, EAST FLANK OF THE ELKHORN MOUNTAINS, BROADWATER COUNTY, MONTANA: USGS PROF. PAPER 665, P. 42
Reference (Production): SCHELL, E.M., 1963, MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 35 AND OME FILES.
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.
