The Montana Claim is a gold mine located in Deer Lodge county, Montana at an elevation of 6,499 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: 6,499 Feet (1,981 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 46.20556, -113.24722
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Montana Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Montana Claim
Secondary: Montana Mine Deer Lodge
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Antimony
Location
State: Montana
County: Deer Lodge
District: Georgetown (Southern Cross, Cable) 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
Discovery Year: 1902
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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: Philipsburg Batholith
Type: L
Description: Cable Stock
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Crushed, Mineralized And Oxidized
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Devonian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: IN 1906 AU WAS $ 2-20/TN
Analytical Data: FROM DUMP GT 1.0 OZ/TON AU
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): GRAY COPPER MINERAL CONTAINING SULFUR AND ANTIMONY IN PARTLY OXIDIZED ORE.
Comment (Location): VALLEY OF FLINT CREEK ON GEORGETOWN FLAT. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)
Comment (Workings): DRIFTS, CROSSCUT AT 50 AND 100 FT INACESSIBLE IN 1968
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 78, P. 235.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 84, P. 18, 19.
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