The American Gold Mine is a silver, lead, and gold mine located in Mineral county, Montana at an elevation of 4,721 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: 4,721 Feet (1,439 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Gold
Lat, Long: 47.06861, -115.03639
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American Gold Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: American Gold Mine
Secondary: Oh Boy Group
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Mineral
District: Cedar Creek
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: American Gold Mining Co
Owner Name: Fred Roberts
Home Office: Mullan, Id.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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 (Workings): 1 TUNNEL
Comment (Development): 11 UNPATENTED AND 1 PATENTED CLAIMS, 225 ACRES
References
Reference (Deposit): FOREST SERVICE FILES, MISSOULA, MT.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEMOIR 20, P. 80.
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.
