Eureka Mine

Past Producer in Jefferson county in Montana, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10294529
MAS/MILS ID 0300430056
Record type Site
Current site name Eureka Mine
Alternate or previous names Eureka Lead #1 Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -112.27528, 46.1677 (WGS84)
Elevation 2316
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jefferson(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bison Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Butte North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Boulder(hydrologic unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Jefferson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 005 N 005 W 19 C S2S2 Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -112.27528, 46.1677

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Elkhorn Mining District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown
Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Kolberg, Arnold J.
    Interest 100
    Home office Montana
    Year 1998

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULL 16, 1960.

  • Deposit

    MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, MEM 20, 1940, P38.

  • Deposit

    RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1994/95, P291 & 1996/97, P 217.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROPERTY INCLUDES PARTS OF SECTIONS 17 AND 20 AS WELL. SMALL MINE, CLOSED SINCE 1988.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-98 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

External references