The Plutarc Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Powell county, Montana.
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Mine Info
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Plutarc Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Plutarc Mine
Secondary: Snowflake Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: Montana
County: Powell
District: Big Blackfoot (Ogden Mountain) 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
Owner Name: Russell, William And Bowen, Cliff
Home Office: Helmville, Mt.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: R
Description: Boulder Batholith
Type: L
Description: Ogden Mountain Quartz Monzonite
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrolusite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): LIGHT COLORED SILL BOARDERS VEIN DISAPEARS BELOW FAULT
Comment (Workings): INCLINED SHAFT, SHORT DRIFT E FROM INCLINE BOTTOM, ADITS (CAVED), INACTIVE 1958
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1968)
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM RI 6334, P. 6, 52, 53.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 98, P. 45.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 10, P. 55.
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.
