Gentle Nudge Placer

The Gentle Nudge Placer is a gold mine located in Mineral county, Montana at an elevation of 3,340 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

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Site Name

Primary: Gentle Nudge Placer

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Montana
County: Mineral

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Adolf Friesen

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Placer
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

Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Location): CONFLUENCE OF WEST AND MIDDLE FORKS OF BIG CRK.

References

Reference (Deposit): FOREST SERVICE FILES, MISSOULA, MT

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.