The Artic Claim is a silver and lead mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 6,601 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 45.20667, -112.96694
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Artic Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Artic Claim
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Blue Wing 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: George W. Farlin Trust
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1885
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Pioneer Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): ONE PATENTED CLAIM
Comment (Location): CLAIM CROSSES SECTION LINE BETWEEN 20 AND 21, 3/4 MILE NORTH OF OLD STAGE ROAD
Comment (Workings): ARTIC SHAFT WAS 160 FT. DEEP WITH A 60-FT. DRIFT DRIVEN EAST FROM IT. MINE OPENED BUT UNTIMBERED IN 1972
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 85, P. 95-97
Reference (Deposit): 1972 COMPILE M.B.M.G. BULL. 8
Reference (Production): M.B.M.G. BULL. 85.
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.
