Smuggler Mine

The Smuggler Mine is a gold mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 7,080 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: Smuggler Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Madison

Elevation: 7,080 Feet (2,158 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 45.4825, -112.03833

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Smuggler Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Smuggler Mine
Secondary: Emma B. Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper


Location

State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Sheridan (Mill Creek) 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: Goldstream Mining Co., Salt Lake City, Utah

Owner Name: Goldstream Mining Co., 6715 Village Rd., Salt Lake City, Utah 84131


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: Tobacco Root Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Tobacco Root Batholith

Type: L
Description: Fault Zone Strikes N 75 W Dips 70s.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION STATUS UNKNOWN

Comment (Development): HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER PLANT, SAWMILL, CONCENTRATOR MILL, TAILINGS POND. MILL CHANGING TO FLOATATION IN 1935.

Comment (Workings): 117-FT SHAFT, 2 ADITS, 150 AND 120 FT. LONG; 1,340 FT OF DRIFTS, 425 FT OF CROSS-CUTS; 450 FT OF RAISES; 160 FT. WINZE.


References

Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 9.

Reference (Deposit): GILBERT, F.C., 1935, DIRECTORY OF MINING PROPERTIES: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MEMOIR 15, P. 53.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 41, P. 18.

Reference (Deposit): HANSEN, M., 1970, DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES, 1970: MT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 82, P. 16.

Reference (Production): MBMG MEMOIR 15


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.