Lehigh Mine

The Lehigh Mine is a gold mine located in Madison county, Montana.

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

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Site Name

Primary: Lehigh Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Washington District

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Aurora Creek Gold Mining Co,
Years: 1950 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

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

Physiography

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

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

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Comments

Comment (Location): APPROX

Comment (Deposit): THE VEINS STRIKE FROM N90E TO N20E WITH DIPS FROM 30 TO 60 NW.

Comment (Workings): 2,000 F DRIFTS. PROPERTY INACTIVE IN 1949.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: 2,000 FT DRIFTS, INACTIVE IN 1949

References

Reference (Deposit): TRAVERMAN, REYNER, 1950, DIRECTORY OF MONTANA MINING PROP, MONT. BUR OF MINES AND GEOL., MEM 31., P. 61.

Reference (Deposit): WINCHELL, 1914, MINING DIST. - DILLON QUAD, USGS, BULL 574 P 112, 113.

Reference (Deposit): BIENNIAL REPT OF INSP. OF MINES - 1909-10, FOR STATE OF MONT, P. 99.

Reference (Deposit): LORAIN, 1937, GOLD LODE MINING-TOBACCO ROOT MTN, MADISON CO., MONT., U.S.B.M. INF. CIRC. 6972, P 47.

Reference (Deposit): 1910 OTHER INS. OF MINES REPT. 1909-10

Reference (Deposit): 1914 COMPILE WINCHELL, BULL 574

Reference (Deposit): 1937 COMPILE USBM INF CIR. 6972

Reference (Deposit): 1950 COMPILE MBMG MEM 31.

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.