Montana · Madison County
Past Producer
High Ridge Mine
Madison County, Montana, United States
Silver
Gold
Lead
Copper
Zinc
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Description
O. Anderson
Commodities
Primary
Silver, Gold
Secondary
Lead, Copper
Tertiary
Zinc
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Vein
Deposit size
S
Workings
Underground
Orebody form
NARROW STRINGERS AND BUNCHES
Ore control
Bedding Planes, Fissures
Materials
Ore minerals
Gold, Silver
Gangue
Quartz
Geology
Host rock
Shale · Woolsey Formation, Shales & Sandstone;Pony Formation, Gneiss;Flathead Formation
Structure
Several Local Faults Displace The Vein System
Tectonic setting
Tobacco Root Batholith, Western Margin
Alteration
Oxidation, Brecciation, Gouge
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
Discovery year
1880
Identification
Deposit ID
10070496
MRDS ID
W013453
Alternate names
Hi-Ridge Mine, Highridge, Highridge Fraction
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
45.54212, -112.19893
References
MBMG BULL 24.USBM IC 6972.WINCHELL, A.N., 1914, MINING DISTRICTS OF THE DILLON QUADRANGLE, MONTANA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 574, P. 157.MBMG MEM 9, P. 37.1961 GEOLMAP MBMG BULLETIN 24