Hard Luck Mine, Montana. Gold Rush Expeditions, 2014
Channel: Gold Rush Expeditions, Inc.
Date: 2014-11-19

The Hard Luck Mine is located near Helena, Montana. It was originally mined for gold in the 1880's. In 1951 a group of four miners applied for a loan from the Defense Minerals Administration to develop the Hard Luck mines for zinc and lead, which were needed for the Korean War. However the lead and zinc concentrations were too low in the Hard Luck Mine, so the application was denied. If gold had been necessary for the war effort, their loan would have most likely been approved. What the mine lacked in lead and zinc it made up for in gold. In our recent trip we found a high grade ore pile with some nice samples of gold ore. The claim was sold in fall of 2014.