The Payday Claim is a lead, zinc, copper, gold, and silver mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 7,001 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: 7,001 Feet (2,134 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 45.325, -112.87417
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Payday Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Payday Claim
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Argenta 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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Jack Knight
Home Office: Dillon, Mt.
Years: 1964 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1934
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
Form: LENSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Gouge
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Lead
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): CENTER OF THE S 1/2, S 1/2, SECTION 7 ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1978)
Comment (Production): 7 PRODUCTION YEARS
Comment (Deposit): SMALL LENSES SIMILAR TO THE MAYDAY DEPOSITS WERE THE LIKELY ORE SOURCE.
Comment (Workings): TWO SHAFTS AND SEVERAL BULLDOZER CUTS.
References
Reference (Production): M.B.M.G. BULL. 85.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 85, P. 60
Reference (Deposit): 1972 RECON M.B.M.G. BULL. 8
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.
