Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeAu-Ag-Te vein
Model84: Alkaline Au-Te (Au-Ag-Te veins)
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPOD/LENS
Ore controlMineralization Is Localized Beneath A 30 Foot Thick Rhyolite Porphyry Dike.
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Madison Limestone;Kibby Sandstone
Associated rockRhyolite · Quartz Monzonite Porphyry Stock;Rhyolite Porphyry Dikes
StructureLarge Laccolithic And Stock Intrusives Of Rhyolite And Quartz Monzonite, Doming And Faulting Produced By The Alpine Gulch Stock. Numerous Small Rhyolite Dikes.
Tectonic settingRocky Mountain Foreland
AlterationOxidation, Kaolinization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1883
Discovery year1883
Identification
Deposit ID10071313
MRDS IDW014640
Alternate namesGilt Edge Group, Virgin Gulch, Heath Mill, Turtle Winds Shaft
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.14409, -109.22718
References
FORREST, R. A., 1971, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE WARM SPRINGS - GILT EDGE DISTRICT, FERGUS COUNTY, MONTANA M. S. THESIS MONTANA TECH, BUTTE MONTANAROBERTSON, A. F., 1950, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, FERGUS COUNTY, MONT.: U. S. BUREAU OF MINES INF. CIRC. 7544FORREST, 1971; USBM INF. CIRC. 7544