Tamarack Mine

Past Producer in Madison county in Montana, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10221744
MRDS ID W013405
MAS/MILS ID 0300570138
Record type Site
Current site name Tamarack Mine
Alternate or previous names Broadgauge-Tamarack
Related records 10070462

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -112.13117, 45.4807 (WGS84)
Elevation 1859
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Madison(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sheridan(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dillon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Ruby(hydrologic unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Madison

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 004 S 004 W 17 SWSWSW Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -112.13117, 45.4807

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Sheridan Venture, P O Box 403, Sheridan, Mt 59749
    ID 2401589
    Home office Montana
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES

  • Deposit

    PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-170.

  • Deposit

    MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 100, 1976, P. 16.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES IC 6972, 1937, P. 63.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MISSOURI RIVER BASIN REPORT 73, 1952,

  • Deposit

    P. A-17.

  • Deposit

    MSHA REPORT DATED JANUARY 1992.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Environmental Factors NO MILL TAILINGS WERE OBSERVED AT THIS SITE DURING THE INVESTIGATION. THERE WAS ONE ADIT DISCHARGE. NO MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVELS WERE EXCEEDED IN THE ADIT DISCHARGE SAMPLE. THREE HAZARDOUS MINE OPENINGS (TWO OPEN SHAFTS AND ONE CAVED SHAFT) WERE OBSERVED AT THIS SITE. TWO OF THE OPENINGS WERE SURROUNDED BY BARBED WIRE; HOWEVER, THE BARBED WIRE WAS VERY LOOSE AND DID NOT INCLUDE ANY WARNING SIGNS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 30-SEP-94 O'Brien, Mary Ann U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 10/16/2008
MSHA mine ID2401589
Mine name (MSHA)Tamarack
Current operatorMillstream Mines Inc
Current controller (parent)Ernist Harrison
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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