Hannah Mine

The Hannah Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Granite county, Montana at an elevation of 8,179 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: Hannah Mine

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold

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

Owner Name: Milwaukee Gold Extraction Co.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1890
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: Flint Creek Range

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: LENS

Structure

Type: L
Description: Cable Stock

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Specularite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): ON ADIT LEVEL THE ORE BODY IS RUDELY ELLIPTICAL ABOUT 30 FT WIDE AND 40 FT LONG. THE LONGER AXIS CONFORMS APPROX. TO THE BEDDING PLANE OF THE COUNTRY ROCK AND STRIKE OF THE RED LION VEIN. APPARENTLY THE ORE BODY IS A SWELLING OF THE RED LION VEIN AT ITS CROSSING WITH 4 FISSURES.

Comment (Workings): 3800 FT TRAMWAY BETWEEN MINE AND MILL AN ADIT, SHAFT AND A GASOLINE HOIST.

Comment (Geology): HASMARK FM STRIKES N 30 E AND DIPS 65-75 E.

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)

Comment (Production): 1880-1906 $ 15000 AU AND SEVERAL THOUSAND IN AG. PRODUCTION FROM 1906-1910 EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THIS AMOUNT.

References

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 84, P. 40-42.

Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 78, P. 239.

Reference (Deposit): 1906 GEOLMAP EMMONS AND CALKINS

Reference (Deposit): 1966 GEOLMAP MBMG F. N. EARLL

Reference (Production): USGS PP 78; MBMG BULL 84.

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.