Beal Lode

The Beal Lode is a gold mine located in Silver Bow county, Montana at an elevation of 7,149 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: Beal Lode  

State:  Montana

County:  Silver Bow

Elevation: 7,149 Feet (2,179 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 45.95417, -112.88056

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Beal Lode MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Beal Lode


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Montana
County: Silver Bow
District: Siberia (German Gulch) 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: Beal Mining Co.
Home Office: Spokane, Wa.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: 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: Pioneer Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Hornfels
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Hornfels
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): THIS SITE IS APPARENTLY SOURCE FOR GERMAN GULCH PLACERS. ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV

Comment (Location): 1 MI S20W OF BEAL HILL. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)

Comment (Other Database): RECORD NUMBER 734 IS A POTENTIAL DUPLICATE OF THIS RECORD

Comment (Development): LEACHING PLATFORMS BUILT IN 1981.

Comment (Deposit): DISSEMINATED PYRITE ADJACENT TO N80E FAULTS.

Comment (Workings): OPEN PIT ON SITE OF EARLIER HYDRAULIC WASHING FOR PLACER GOLD.


References

Reference (Deposit): PEARSON, ROBERT C., 1981, FIELD INSPECTION (USGS)


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.