The Hidden Lake Mine is a gold mine located in Granite county, Montana at an elevation of 7,369 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,369 Feet (2,246 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 46.23167, -113.19917
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Hidden Lake Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hidden Lake Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Red Lion-Hidden Lake 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
Not available
Production
Year: 1942
Time Period: 1933-1942
Material type: AU
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.2 Oz/Ton Au
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1933
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Cable Mountain Fault
Type: L
Description: Cable Stock
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)
Comment (Deposit): SOFT VEIN MATERIAL MADE IT PROFITABLE TO MINE THE LOW GRADE ORE
Comment (Workings): MILL ON PROPERTY BUT POOR CONDITION. MINE DEVELOPED BY A SHAFT AND AN ADIT.
References
Reference (Deposit): 1966 GEOLMAP MBMG F. N. EARLL
Reference (Production): MBMG BULL 84.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 84, P. 37-38
Reference (Deposit): 1937 GEOLMAP MBMG
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.
