Kearsarge Mine

The Kearsarge Mine is a gold mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 7,100 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: Kearsarge Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Madison

Elevation: 7,100 Feet (2,164 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 45.2169, -111.92940

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Kearsarge Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Kearsarge Mine
Secondary: Kearsarge-Apex
Secondary: Alder Gulch


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver


Location

State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Virginia City District


Land Status

Land ownership: Unknown
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

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: Hanover Gold Co., Inc.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1995


Production

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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

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Deposit): THE KEARSARGE AND APEX HAD BEEN PRODUCING ON AN INTERMITANT BASIS UNTIL 10/95. PROPERTY IS BEING CONSIDERED FOR DEVEL. AS AN OPEN PIT IN THE KEARSARGE-APEX AREA. PREVIOUS OWNER, KENNECOTT CORP., ESTIMATED 600,000 OZ GOLD GRADING 0.10 OZ PER ST IN THE PROPOSED PIT AREA AND A TOTAL RESOURCE OF 1.6 MILLION OZ IN THE ALDER GULCH AREA.


References

Reference (Deposit): USBM MRB 73,1952,PA-20

Reference (Deposit): MBM&G BULL 82,1970,P15

Reference (Deposit): HANOVER GOLD CO., INC., 1995 ANNUAL REPORT, P.3-11.

Reference (Deposit): HANOVER GOLD CO., INC., 1995 10-K, P.9,10.

Reference (Deposit): USBM MRB REP 73, 1952, P A-20.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 574, 1914, P162-163.


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.