Elkhorn Mine

The Elkhorn Mine is a silver, zinc, and lead mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 8,097 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: Elkhorn Mine
Secondary: Elkhorn
Secondary: Old Elkhorn
Secondary: Elkhorn Mill Mine

Commodity

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

Location

State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Neihart Mining 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

Type: Located Claim

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Brush Prairie Mines
Company ID: 3401140
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1992

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1900
Discovery Year: 1873
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

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Deposit): ELKHORN-BEAVERHEAD (OLD ELKHORN) WAS FIRST DISCOVERED IN ELKHORN DISTRICT. THROUGH EVOLUTION IT BECAME PART OF THE BOSTON MONTANA GROUP 030010565. SOURCE OF INFORMATION IN GEOMETRY TABLE IS NOT KNOWN. THIS FILE HAD MISINFORMATION RELATED TO 0300130035 IN IT WHICH I REMOVED (CAUSEY).

Comment (Environmental Factors): THERE WAS ONE OPEN ADIT WITH A DISCHARGE ESTIMATED AT 150 GPM. THE MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVEL WAS EXCEEDED FOR CADMIUM IN THE ADIT DISCHARGE. A PROTION OF THE DISCHARGE FLOWS OVER AND THROUGH WASTE ROCK TO A SETTLING POND PRIOR TO DISCHARGING INTO ELKHORN CREEK. THERE ARE TWO SEEPS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SITE. OBSERVED RELEASES TO ELKHORN CREEK WERE DOCUMENTED FOR COPPER AND ZINC.

References

Reference (Deposit): MONTANA DEPT OF STATE LANDS, MARCH 1994, ABANDONED HARDROCK

Reference (Deposit): MINES PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT

Reference (Deposit): USBM RI 5552

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL. 85, 1972, P. 107-109, GEACH

Reference (Deposit): MSHA REPT DATE JUNE 1981.

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 83-507, P. 32 AND 39.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG SP 75, P. 11.

Reference (Deposit): ONE MAN'S DREAM, ELKHORN MINE, COOLIDGE, MT, NICHOLS, S.W.,

Reference (Deposit): 1991.

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.