Hatta

The Hatta is a silver and lead mine located in Granite county, Montana at an elevation of 5,400 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

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Site Name

Primary: Hatta
Secondary: Magnet Mine

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc

Location

State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Dunkleberg 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

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Lehwalder, L. W.
Home Office: 505 Whitaker Dr., Missoula, Mt

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Flint Creek Range

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: R
Description: Dunkleberg Anticline

Type: L
Description: Royal Stock

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Lead
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Geology): THE ANTICLINE HAS A NORTHWARD TREND AND PLUNGE.

Comment (Location): NEAR TOP OF THE SLOPE E OF DUNKLEBURG CR. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1958)

Comment (Production): "LARGE" PRODUCTION OF AG-PB ORE

Comment (Development): PRODUCTION STOPPED EARLY 1900,S DUE TO HIGH ZN CONTENT OF ORE.

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 660, P. 247.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 100, P. 8.

Reference (Production): USGS BULL 660, P. 247

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.