Bearpaw Mtns

The Bearpaw Mtns is a gold, silver, lead, and zinc mine located in Chouteau county, Montana.

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

Name: Bearpaw Mtns

State:  Montana

County:  Chouteau

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc

Lat, Long: 48.25, -109.50000

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Bearpaw Mtns MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bearpaw Mtns


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc


Location

State: Montana
County: Chouteau


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: Missouri Plateau, Unglaciated


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrrhotite


Comments

Comment (Location): Political location in record is Hill and Chouteau counties. However, lat/long plot in Blaine county. Original coordinates are lat/long NAD27 48-15-N 109-30-W (48.25 -109.5); UTM N E Z. The lat/long appear rounded to the nearest 15 minutes. Geonames coords for Bearpaw Mtns are 48 12 30N, 109 31 03W. The record lat/long does fall within the Bearpaw Mountins. The mountains extend across Choteau, Hill, and Blaine counties. Reference not online. It is unlikely the reference will have any location information on this occurrence. Blaine county was added to the record and promoted to first place.


References

Reference (Deposit): PEPPERBERG, L.J., 1909, NOTES ON THE MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE BEARPAW MTNS., MONT.: USGS BULL. 430, P. 135


Principal Gold Districts of Montana

Principal Gold Districts of Montana

In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.