Wildcat Claim

The Wildcat Claim is a silver and gold mine located in Silver Bow county, Montana at an elevation of 6,969 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

Name: Wildcat Claim  

State:  Montana

County:  Silver Bow

Elevation: 6,969 Feet (2,124 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 45.78417, -112.57139

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Wildcat Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Wildcat Claim


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold


Location

State: Montana
County: Silver Bow
District: Moose Creek District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: G. Hays And F. Reynolds,
Years: 1950 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Highland Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: Faults Trend Nw.


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation, Brecciation


Rocks

Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Devonian

Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite


Comments

Comment (Workings): A 20-FOOT ADIT AND A DEEP SHAFT.

Comment (Location): NW/4 OF THE NE/4 OF SECTION 3


References

Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 32, P. 52

Reference (Deposit): 1950 GEOLMAP MBMG MEM. 3


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.