The Nevada Mine is a silver, gold, and copper mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 6,401 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: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold, Copper
Lat, Long: 45.03444, -112.58694
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Nevada Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Nevada Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Blacktail Range Area
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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: Jess Roberts
Home Office: Dillon, Mt.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1934
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Blacktail Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Gouge
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
Analytical Data: CHIP SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.93 % CU, 0.20 % ZN, 0.35 OZ AG/TON, AND 0.004 OZ AU/TON.
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): SW 1/4 OF NE 1/4, SECTION 21
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION FROM 8 CARLOADS.
Comment (Development): FOUR UNPATENTED CLAIMS
Comment (Workings): 240-FT. ADIT TRENDS N30E. UPPER WORKINGS CONSIST OF SEVERAL SHORT DRIFTS AND A STOPE 30 FT. HIGH BY 25 FT. LONG.
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 15, P. 5
Reference (Deposit): 1972 COMPILE M.B.M.G. BULL. 8
Reference (Production): M.B.M.G. BULL. 85, MEM. 15.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 85, P. 159.
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.
