Emery Mine

The Emery Mine is a gold, silver, lead, and zinc mine located in Powell county, Montana at an elevation of 6,319 feet.

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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: Emery Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Powell

Elevation: 6,319 Feet (1,926 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc

Lat, Long: 46.37722, -112.57917

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Emery Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Emery Mine
Secondary: Carbonate Hill Mine
Secondary: Carbonate Extension


Commodity

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


Location

State: Montana
County: Powell
District: Emery (Zosell) District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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: Emery Consolidated Mining Corp.


Production

Year: 1966
Time Period: 1891-1966
Mined: 53550.000 mt
Material type: ore


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Polymetallic veins
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1888
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

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


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic veins


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Boulder Batholith

Type: L
Description: West-Plunging Syncline, Northeast Northwest-Trending Fracture System


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Argillization, Oxidation, Silicification, Pyritization


Rocks

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

Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ASSAY 1923 (FROM GLEANINGS OF FORMER ORE) .28-.78 OZ/TON AU, 15-38 OZ/TON AG, 3-12% PB, 5-13% ZN, 7-10% AS
Analytical Data: ASSAY $32-35/TON


Materials

Ore: Boulangerite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Ankerite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Geology): LOW ANGLE REVERSE FAULTS

Comment (Reserve-Resource): THE INTERSECTION OF THE SWAN-SABBATH DAY VEIN WITH THE BLUE EYED MAGGIE OR EMERY VEIN MIGHT BE INVESTIGATED.

Comment (Location): UTM LOCATION OF EMERY SHAFT ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1959

Comment (Commodity): VEIN UNIFORM

Comment (Production): 1949 PRODUCTION FROM CARBONATE EXTENSION.

Comment (Development): ECON.COM: VEIN RANGES FROM 0.15 TO 2 FT. IN WIDTH; AVERAGE WIDTH ABOUT 0.6 FT.

Comment (Deposit): VEIN WIDENS AS IT FLATTENS. IT HAS MANY SMALL RUDELYPARRALEL FRACTURES THAT HAS BEEN FILLED WITH ORE MINERALS.

Comment (Workings): MINE DEVELOPED BY A 450 FT. TWO COMPARTMENT VERTICAL SHAFT, TWO INCLINED SHAFTS, AND AT LEAST 10 LEVELS FOR A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 1400 FT DOWNDIP


References

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 98, P. 22, 23, 58.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 34, P. 29.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 842, P. 274-77. P. 73-4

Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 57, P. 110-11.

Reference (Production): MBMG BULL 98, P. 58 , 60.


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.