Boaz Mine

The Boaz Mine is a gold, copper, and silver mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 5,200 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: Boaz Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Madison

Elevation: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Copper, Silver

Lat, Long: 45.56028, -111.65444

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Boaz Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Boaz Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead


Location

State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Norris District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Jackpot Mining Co.


Production

Year: 1935
Time Period: 1870 - 1935
Material type: CU
Description: Cp_Grade: ^Approx. 0.6 %
Year: 1935
Time Period: 1870 - 1935
Material type: AG
Description: Cp_Grade: ^Approx. 4 Oz/St
Year: 1935
Time Period: 1870 - 1935
Material type: AU
Description: Cp_Grade: ^Approx. 5 Oz/St


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1870
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Madison Range


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena


Comments

Comment (Workings): 265 FT. OF SHAFTS.

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION INCLUDED 30,763 LB OF PB AT APPROXIMATELY 2% FROM 4,000 ST ORE TOTAL. PROD. YEARS 1870 - 1880 & 1902 - 1935


References

Reference (Production): LORAIN, 1937, U. S. B. M. INF. CIRC. 6972.

Reference (Deposit): TANSLEY ET AL, 1933, GEO. RECON. TOBACCO ROOT MTS., MADISON CO., MT., MT. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY MEMOIR 9. , P. 52.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 15, P. 47.

Reference (Deposit): LORAIN, 1937, GOLD LODE MINING IN THE TOBACCO ROOT MTS., MADISON CO., MT., U. S. BUREAU OF MINES INF. CIRC. 6972


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.