The Hecla District is a copper, silver, gold, and lead mine located in Beaverhead 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
Elevation:
Commodity: Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead
Lat, Long: 45.6056, -112.91940
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Hecla District MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hecla District
Secondary: Hecla
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: HECLA DISTRICT
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
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Ownership
Owner Name: SEVERAL OTHERS
Years: 1904 - 1965
Owner Name: HECLA MINING CO.
Years: 1877 - 1904
Owner Name: LEONARD LIVELY
Info Year: 1965
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: VEIN, REPLACEMENT
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1873
Year Last Production: 1965
Discovery Year: 1872
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: DOME WITH OVERTURNED FOLDS, THRUSTING, AND TEAR FAULTS.
Type: L
Structure: FAULTING
Description: GREAT FAULT, BASALT DIKES, NORMAL FAULTS
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: OXIDATION
Alteration Text: OXIDATION
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: SERICITIZATION
Alteration Text: SERITICIZATION
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 610, 1968.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 85, 1972.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 25.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 574, P. 79-86.
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.
