The Deep Creek Mine is a gold mine located in Mineral county, Montana at an elevation of 4,560 feet.
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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: 4,560 Feet (1,390 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 47.05556, -114.96917
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Deep Creek Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Deep Creek Mine
Secondary: Gold Hill Mine
Secondary: Gold Mountain Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Mineral
District: Trout Creek District, Iron Mountain District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Gold Mountain Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Bitterroot Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): ON LIME GULCH. A TRIBUTARY OF DEEP CREEK IN LOLO NATIONAL FOREST.
Comment (Development): 7 UNPATENTED CLAIMS ; ECON.COM: MILL WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN THE EARLY 1930S
Comment (Workings): 2 OPEN PITS, TUNNEL
References
Reference (Deposit): GILBERT, F. C., 1935 , DIRECTORY OF MONTANA MINING PROPERTIES: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MEM. 15 , P. 60 .
Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEMOIR 31, 1950, P. 75
Reference (Deposit): CONSV DIV COMP. DATA, 04-04-1961
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.
