High Ridge Mine

The High Ridge Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 7,100 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: High Ridge Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Madison

Elevation: 7,100 Feet (2,164 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 45.54222, -112.19806

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High Ridge Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: High Ridge Mine
Secondary: Hi-Ridge Mine
Secondary: Highridge
Secondary: Highridge Fraction


Commodity

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


Location

State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Tidal Wave 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: Madison Highridge Co.
Home Office: 2015 14th St., Billings, Mt

Owner Name: L. Taylor And R. Broksle,
Home Office: Twin Bridges, Mt


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1880
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Tobacco Root Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: NARROW STRINGERS AND BUNCHES


Structure

Type: L
Description: Several Local Faults Displace The Vein System


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation, Brecciation, Gouge


Rocks

Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: THIRTEEN SAMPLE ASSAYS APPEAR IN BULLETIN 24.


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): SE 1/4, SE 1/4, SECTION 27.

Comment (Deposit): ORIGINAL LOCATIONS WERE MADE ON FLAT-LYING BEDDING PLANE VEIN AVERAGING 6 TO 12 INCHES WIDE. A FISSURE VEIN TRENDS N30E AND DIPS FROM 55E TO VERTICAL.

Comment (Workings): MINE DEVELOPED BY 4 ADITS, AN INTERMEDIATE LEVEL AND SEVERAL CUTS & PITS.


References

Reference (Deposit): USBM IC 6972.

Reference (Deposit): WINCHELL, A.N., 1914, MINING DISTRICTS OF THE DILLON QUADRANGLE, MONTANA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 574, P. 157.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 9, P. 37.

Reference (Deposit): 1961 GEOLMAP MBMG BULLETIN 24

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 24.


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.