The Nakoma Mine is a gold mine located in Lewis and Clark county, Montana at an elevation of 6,601 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: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 46.87833, -112.46778
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Nakoma Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Nakoma Mine
Secondary: Golconda Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Lewis and Clark
District: Gould-Stemple 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: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past 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
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: 40 Ft. Wide Shear Zonegranite Peak Stock
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): A NORTH DRIVEN ADIT IS GT 2000 FT LONG. AT 1750 FT A DRIFT RUNS W FOR GT 1000 FT. ANOTHER DRIFT RUNS E FOR 150 FT.
Comment (Location): ABOUT 7.0 KM SE OF STEMPLE PASS. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1968)
Comment (Production): "CONSIDERABLE" PRODUCTION
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: MILL NEAR EAST PORTAL (1926)
Comment (Deposit): IN THE FIRST FEW HUNDRED FT, THE ADITS CUT SEVERAL SMALL VEINS. AT 850 FT IT CUTS A 4 FT VEIN. AT 1750 FT IT CUTS A ZONE OF CRUSHED ROCK AND QUARTZ VEIN 40 FT WIDE. THIS ZONE IS DEVELOPED BY DRIFTS.
References
Reference (Production): USGS BULL 842, P. 85.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 842, P. 85-6, P. 7
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.
