Ermont Group

The Ermont Group is a gold mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 6,499 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

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Site Name

Primary: Ermont Group
Secondary: West Ermont 0300010115
Secondary: Ermont No 2 Mine 0300010386
Secondary: Ermont No 19 Mine 0300010387

Commodity

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

Location

State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Ermont/Argenta

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Type: Located Claim
Type: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Wellborn Family
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Montana
Info Year: 1998
Years: 1983 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1934
Discovery Year: 1927
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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

Not available

Comments

Comment (Deposit): THIS PROPERTY FILE COVERS MAS PROPERTIES: 0300010115; WEST ERMONT 0300010338; ERMONT NO 2 MINE 0300010387; ERMONT NO 19 MINE

References

Reference (Deposit): MINING JOURNAL, 06/02/89, V. 312 #8022, P424.

Reference (Deposit): SKILLING'S MINING REVIEW, 06/03/89, P17.

Reference (Deposit): E&MJ, 07/1989, V 190, #7, P73.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG 223, 1989, MINING AND MINERAL DEVELOPMENT IN MONTANA

Reference (Deposit): 1989, PP. 15, 17.

Reference (Deposit): MBM & G BULL 85, 1972, P48

Reference (Deposit): MBM & G MEM 15, 1935, P3

Reference (Deposit): MBM & G BULL 6, 1931, P69-70

Reference (Deposit): USGS CIRC 858-1, P A79.

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, 12/14/83, VOL 95, #50 P1.

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, 10/14/87, VOL 98, #41 P3.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG 206, 1988, MINING AND MINERAL DEVELOPMENTS IN MONTANA

Reference (Deposit): 1988, PP. 9, 10

Reference (Deposit): SKILLING'S MINING REVIEW, 05/15/89, V 78, #15, P11.

Reference (Deposit): USGS OPEN FILE REPORT 90-0241, D. FRISHMAN, 05/10/90, P16.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG 236, 1990, MINING AND MINERAL DEVELOPMENTS IN MONTANA

Reference (Deposit): 1990, PP. 19, 20.

Reference (Deposit): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1990/91, P179.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULT. 130, 1992, MONTANA MINING DIRECTORY-1991, P82.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG 241, 1991, MINING AND MINERAL DEVELOPMENTS IN MONTANA

Reference (Deposit): 1991, PP. 20, 21.

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.