Radersburg

The Radersburg is a gold, lead, copper, and silver mine located in Broadwater 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

Name: Radersburg  

State:  Montana

County:  Broadwater

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Lead, Copper, Silver

Lat, Long: 46.2, -111.66667

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Radersburg MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Radersburg


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Montana
County: Broadwater


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): LAT. AND LONG. ARE GENERAL FOR AREA

Comment (Production): AU FROM GRAVELS EST. PROD. FOR 1866 TO 1904 WAS BETWEEN $500,000 TO $1,000,000


References

Reference (Production): WINCHELL, 1914, USGS BULL. 574

Reference (Deposit): WINCHELL, A.N., 1914, THE MINING DISTRICTS OF THE DILLON QUAD., MONTANA, AND ADJACENT AREAS: USGS BULL. 574


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.