The Valley View Mine No. 4 is a silver mine located in Powell county, Montana at an elevation of 7,441 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: 7,441 Feet (2,268 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 46.30028, -112.98000
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Valley View Mine No. 4 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Valley View Mine No. 4
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Montana
County: Powell
District: Racetrack (Danielsville) 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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Valley View Mining Co. Earl A Foster Lois E Foster, Ar Wiese
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Flint Creek Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Mount Powell Batholith
Type: L
Description: Racetrack Pluton
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1967)
Comment (Development): PRODUCTION DATA FROM OWNER 1980.
Comment (Workings): ONE SHAFT, SEVERAL TRENCHES
Comment (Deposit): TOTAL DISTURBED AREA IS 3 ACRES ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV
References
Reference (Deposit): FS FIELD REPORT
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.
