Carbonate Mine

The Carbonate Mine is a gold, silver, and lead mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 7,100 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: Carbonate Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Beaverhead

Elevation: 7,100 Feet (2,164 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver, Lead

Lat, Long: 45.31194, -112.88028

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Carbonate Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Carbonate Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc


Location

State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Argenta District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Western Mining And Exploration Co.
Home Office: Dillon, Mt

Owner Name: Peter Antonioli And Son, Butte, Mt.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1890
Discovery Year: 1890
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: Pioneer Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena


Comments

Comment (Production): TOTAL PRODUCTION INCLUDES 611 LB. OF ZINC.


References

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 6.

Reference (Production): GEACH, R. D., 1972, MT. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 85.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 95.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 85.


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.