The Peterson Farm is a uranium mine located in Jefferson county, Montana at an elevation of 4,400 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
Elevation: 4,400 Feet (1,341 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 45.95472, -111.66917
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Peterson Farm MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Peterson Farm
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Montana
County: Jefferson
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Sandstone
Gangue: Bentonite
Comments
Comment (Location): 2 SPOT LOCATIONS; ONE IS ABOUT 100 YDS WEST, THE OTHER IS 1 MILE WEST OF THE JEFFERSON-BROADWATER BOUNDARY ON COUNTY ROAD.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: MINOR OCCURANCE IN AND PENECONCORDANT WITH SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
Comment (Deposit): SLIGHTLY RADIOACTIVE BED OF CARBONACEOUS SHALE EXPOSED ON BOTH SIDES OF A GRADED COUNTRY ROAD
References
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, 1962, USGS MAP MR-21, P. 13
Reference (Deposit): BECRAFT, G.E., 1958, URANIUM IN CARBONACEOUS ROCKS IN THE TOWNSEND AND HELENA VALLEYS, MONTANA, USGS BULL 1046-G, P. 162.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 10-06-1971
Reference (Deposit): 1958 BECRAFT, BULL 1046-
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.
