The Montana Qtz. is a gold mine located in Nevada county, California at an elevation of 2,799 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 2,799 Feet (853 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 39.27278, -120.97833
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Montana Qtz. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Montana Qtz.
Secondary: Willow Valley
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Nevada
District: Nevada City
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1904
Time Period: 1865 - 1904
Year: 1908
Time Period: 1907 - 1908
Year: 1870
Time Period: 1850 - 1870
Year: 1909
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): PATENTED 3.65 ACRES, WILLOW VALLEY 20.66 ACRES. SEE PENN-CALIF PLACER. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Production): NEW YORK VEIN PRODUCED $80,000 FROM 4000 TONS ORE IN EARLY DAYS.
Comment (Deposit): VEINS, MONTANA, NEW YORK, MIDDLE - 18 IN. THICK, WILLOW VALLEY. MONTANA AVG. 1 FT. THICK MONTANA & NEW YORK VEINS THOUGHT TO UNITE AT DEPTH 800 FT. TO FORM 4 FT. THICK VEIN.
Comment (Workings): SHAFTS, EXTENSIVE WORKINGS
References
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1941 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 37 , NO. 3 , PL. 3 .
Reference (Deposit): MACBOYLE, E., 1918 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 16 , P. 198 - 199 .
Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J. J., 1896 , THIRTEENTH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 13 , P. 254 .
Reference (Production): MACBOYLE 1918
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