Green Campbell Group

The Green Campbell Group is a gold mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 5,679 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: Green Campbell Group  

State:  Montana

County:  Madison

Elevation: 5,679 Feet (1,731 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 45.69583, -112.33194

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Green Campbell Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Green Campbell Group


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper


Location

State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Silver Star District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Gold Bell Mining Co., Colorado Springs, Co.

Owner Name: United Investors Corp.
Home Office: 546 Desoto St., Salt Lake City, Utah 84103


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1867
Discovery Method: 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

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation Extends To Lowest Workings


Rocks

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

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Production): GREATEST PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1881 HOWEVER ACCURATE RECORDS NOT KEPT AT THAT PERIOD OF TIME.

Comment (Workings): VEIN HAS BEEN EXPLORED APPROXIMATELY 400 FT. DOWN DIP (OR 200 FT. BELOW SURFACE)

Comment (Geology): VEIN LIES IN GNEISS ABOUT 1500 FT. SOUTH OF IT'S CONTACT WITH BOULDER BATHOLITH


References

Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 19

Reference (Production): SAHINEN, 1950, MBMG MEMOIR 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.