Lexington

The Lexington is a gold and silver mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 5,699 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: Lexington  

State:  Montana

County:  Madison

Elevation: 5,699 Feet (1,737 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 45.53611, -111.76667

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Lexington MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lexington


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Norris District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Unknown


Ownership

Owner Name: J. Frisbie, Norris
Years: 1937 -


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
Physiographic Detail: Tobacco Root Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED EAST OF INTERMITTANT TRIBUTARY OF HOT SPRINGS CREEK JUST NORTH OF REVENUE MINE.

Comment (Production): 100 TONS OF ORE WAS SHIPPED, MOSTLY FROM DEVELOPMENT WORK (LORAIN, P.43)


References

Reference (Deposit): LORAIN, S, 1937, GOLD LODE MINING-TOBACCO ROOT MTNS, MONT, USBM. INF CIRC. 6972, P. 43

Reference (Deposit): 1937 COMPILE USBM. INF CIRC. 697


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.