Emma Nevada Mine

The Emma Nevada Mine is a silver mine located in Silver Bow county, Montana at an elevation of 6,299 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: Emma Nevada Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Silver Bow

Elevation: 6,299 Feet (1,920 Meters)

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 45.6975, -112.64444

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Emma Nevada Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Emma Nevada Mine


Commodity

Primary: Silver


Location

State: Montana
County: Silver Bow
District: Melrose (Soap Gulch) 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

Not available


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
Physiographic Detail: Highland Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: Bedding Trends N30e, 15e. Rock Is Cut By Several Faults Trending N30w.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Cerargyrite


Comments

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: NEAR SURFACE HORN SILVER DEPOSIT.

Comment (Workings): SHALLOW WORKINGS

Comment (Production): PRODUCED $46,000 IN AG.

Comment (Deposit): SHALLOW ORE BODY WAS CUT OFF BY A TALC-LIKE DEPOSIT AND SUBSEQUENT EXPLORATION FAILED TO DEVELOP THE CONTINUATION OF THE ORE.


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 574, P. 93.

Reference (Deposit): SAHINEN, U.M., 1950, GEOL. AND ORE DEPOSITS-ROCHESTER DIST., MADISON CO., MT: MT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., MEM. 19, P. 51

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 05-23-1963

Reference (Deposit): 1914 RECON WINCHELL, A.N., U.S.G.S. BULL. 574

Reference (Deposit): 1950 GEOLMAP MBMG MEMOIR 19.

Reference (Production): MBMG MEM. 19


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.