Neihart

The Neihart is a silver, lead, copper, gold, zinc, and molybdenum mine located in Cascade 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: Neihart  

State:  Montana

County:  Cascade

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold, Zinc, Molybdenum

Lat, Long: 46.93333, -110.71667

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Neihart MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Neihart


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Molybdenum


Location

State: Montana
County: Cascade


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


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

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Antimony
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Arsenic
Ore: Chalcopyrite


Comments

Comment (Production): EST. PROD. FROM 1881-1898 OF AU-$800,000; EST. PROD. OF ORE FROM 1898 TO 1904-$2,000,000; EST. PROD. OF ORE FROM 1904 TO 1931-$9,989,553

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


References

Reference (Deposit): SCHAFER, P.A., 1935, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE NEIHART MINING DISTRICT, CASCADE COUNTY, MONTANA: MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. MEM. 13, P. 15-1

Reference (Production): SCHAFER, 1935, MONT. MEM. 13


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.