Emma Darling Mine

The Emma Darling Mine is a silver, lead, and gold mine located in Powell 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: Emma Darling Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Powell

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver, Lead, Gold

Lat, Long: 46.38611, -112.56722

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Emma Darling Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Emma Darling Mine


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Arsenic


Location

State: Montana
County: Powell
District: Emery (Zosell) 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: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Emma Beaumont, C.E. Larabie Et. Al.

Owner Name: Hugo Fassbender
Home Office: Deer Lode, Mt.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: 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


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Boulder Batholith


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Hydrothermal


Rocks

Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 1938 CARLOAD AV. $7/TON. SAMPLE: 2.5 OZITON AG AND $2.40/TON AU (1933)


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Ankerite
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): HEAD OF ROCKER GULCH, E OF HIDDEN HAND. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1959)

Comment (Deposit): PITS SHOW VEIN IS AT LEAST 0.5 MI LONG.

Comment (Workings): AN ADIT, A SHAFT, PITS ALONG VEIN

Comment (Geology): NORMAL FAULTS

Comment (Deposit): A SHORT DISTANCE S OF LODE A VEIN SAID TO HAVE HAD AS MUCH AS $45/TON (1933) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Reserve-Resource): THE INTERSECTION OF THE EMMA DARLING AND THE BONANZA-HIDDEN HAND VEIN MIGHT BE INVESTIGATED


References

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 98, P. 23, 58-9.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 843, P. 281

Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 20, P. 91.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 34, P. 3, 4, 9, 10, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27.

Reference (Production): MBMG BULL 98, P. 58-9.


Principal Gold Districts of Montana

Principal Gold Districts of Montana

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