Kearsarge Mine

The Kearsarge Mine is a gold mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 7,201 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

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Site Name

Primary: Kearsarge Mine
Secondary: Kearsage Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Tellurium

Location

State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Virginia City (Summit) District

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Smith, V.
Home Office: Virginia City
Years: 1968 -

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: Gravelly Range

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: LENSES

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

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

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Nagyagite

Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED AT FORK BETWEEN ALDER GULCH AND BACHELOR GULCH.

References

Reference (Deposit): MONT. B.M. AND GEOL. BULL. 33, 1963, P. 22.

Reference (Deposit): WINCHELL, 1914, MINING DIST.-DILLON QUAD, MONT, USGS BULL 574, P 162

Reference (Deposit): TANSLEY, HART, 1933, GEOL. RECON-TOBACCO ROOT MTN, MADISON CO, MONT, MONT BUR OF MINES & GEOL, MEM 9, P. 47, 48.

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 04-23-1963

Reference (Deposit): 1914 COMPILE WINCHELL, BULL 574

Reference (Deposit): 1933 COMPILE MBMG MEM 9

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

Reference (Deposit): 1968 COMPILE MBMG BULL 67

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.