H and S Mine

The H and S Mine is a silver, lead, and zinc mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 7,421 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: H and S Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Beaverhead

Elevation: 7,421 Feet (2,262 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Lead, Zinc

Lat, Long: 44.88889, -113.19417

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H and S Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: H and S Mine


Commodity

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


Location

State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Chinatown District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Davis, Ben
Home Office: Dillon, MT


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Most Of The Ore Is Oxidized


Rocks

Name: Felsic Volcanic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Felsic Volcanic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Hematite


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED ON A LOW HILL NORTH OF CHINATOWN MINING CAMP

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION INCLUDED 700 LB. CU AT 0.03% AND 42 TOZ AU AT 0.03 OZ/ST FROM 1,293 ST OF ORE.

Comment (Workings): PRINCIPAL WORKINGS CONSIST OF TWO ADITS, ONE ABOUT 160 FT. ABOVE THE OTHER.

Comment (Geology): MINE IS LOCATED ALONG NW TRENDING CONTACT OF GNEISS AND INTRUSIVE VOLCANICS.


References

Reference (Deposit): GEACH, R. D., 1972, MINES & MINERAL DEPOSITS BEAVERHEAD CO. MT. BUREAU MINES & GEOLOGY BULL. 85

Reference (Production): GEACH, 1972, 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.