Emma

The Emma is a lead mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 6,089 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: Emma

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Montana
County: Madison

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: Unknown

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: 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

Not available

Comments

Comment (Environmental Factors): NO DISCHARGING ADITS, FILLED SHAFTS, SEEPS, OR SPRINGS WERE IDENTIFIED AT THE SITE DURING THE INVESTIGATION. NO SURFACE WATER WAS IDENTIFIED ON OR NEAR THE SITE. THE NEAREST FLOWING WATER WAS APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE AWAY; CONSEQUENTLY, NO SURFACE WATER OR SEDIMENT SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED. POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS MINE OPENINGS IDENTIFIED AT THE SITE INCLUDED ONE OPEN SHAFT AND FOUR OPEN ADITS.

References

Reference (Deposit): MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY MEM. 19, 1939, P. 42.

Reference (Deposit): MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 100, 1976, P. 15.

Reference (Deposit): PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-164.

Reference (Deposit): MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES

Reference (Deposit): MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 30, 1962, P. 29.

Reference (Deposit): P. A-15.

Reference (Deposit): MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY MEM. 15, 1935, P. 56.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS RESOURCE BULLETIN REPORT 73,

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.