The Governor Tilden is a gold, silver, and copper mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 6,903 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
Elevation: 6,903 Feet (2,104 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 45.31306, -112.87333
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Governor Tilden MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Governor Tilden
Secondary: Tilden
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Argenta District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: The Anaconda Co, E And C White, And G. W. Foger
Production
Year: 1926
Time Period: 1902-1926
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^Approx. 13 %
Year: 1926
Time Period: 1902-1926
Material type: AU
Description: Cp_Grade: ^Approx. 0.39 Oz/St
Year: 1926
Time Period: 1902 - 1926
Material type: CU
Description: Cp_Grade: ^Approx. 0.35 %
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1865
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: PIPE
Structure
Type: L
Description: East - Trending Tuscarora Fault, Smaller North - Trending Vertical Faults.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL SHAFTS
Comment (Deposit): THE GOVENOR TILDEN MINE INCLUDED IN THE TUSCARORA GROUP OF PATENTED CLAIMS.
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 85.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 6.
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.
