Goldfinch Group

The Goldfinch Group is a lead, gold, silver, and copper mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 6,818 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: Goldfinch Group  

State:  Montana

County:  Beaverhead

Elevation: 6,818 Feet (2,078 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Gold, Silver, Copper

Lat, Long: 45.30778, -112.89972

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Goldfinch Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Goldfinch Group


Commodity

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


Location

State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Argenta District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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: Russell, H. C.
Home Office: Seattle, Washington


Production

Year: 1954
Time Period: 1902 - 1954
Material type: AU
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.59 Oz/St
Year: 1954
Time Period: 1902 - 1954
Material type: PB
Description: Cp_Grade: ^2.5 %
Year: 1954
Time Period: 1902 - 1954
Material type: AG
Description: Cp_Grade: ^7 Oz/St


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1885
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: LENS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation, Gouge Zone


Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

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


Comments

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1880'S

Comment (Location): SW 1/4, SECTION 13

Comment (Production): MOST OF THE ORE FROM THE GROUP WAS PRODUCED BETWEEN 1932 AND 1937

Comment (Development): GOLDFINCH GROUP CONSISTS OF GOLDFINCH, JACK, DOLPHIN, HARMON, SUNNY DAY, SOUTHSIDE, GOLDEN CROWN, BIG LODE, CALDEONIA, THREE CHEERS, AND ALL NATIONS, UNPATENTED CLAIMS.

Comment (Deposit): ORE LENSES RANGE FROM .3 TO 5 M WIDE, AND RAKE TO THE NORTH AT 65 DEG.

Comment (Workings): DEPOSIT HAS BEEN WORKED BY SEVERAL SHAFTS. THE DEEPEST AT 220 FT WAS THE MEADOW LARK, BUT ALL ARE REPORTED CAVED (1972) EXCEPT GARDNER SHAFT (90 FT.)


References

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 85

Reference (Deposit): 1972 COMPILE M.B.M.G. BULL. 8

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.