The Chief Mine is a gold mine located in Jefferson county, Montana at an elevation of 5,400 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: 5,400 Feet (1,646 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.92528, -111.87583
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Chief Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Chief Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Jefferson
District: White Hall
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: H. Meggers
Home Office: Whitehall, Mt.
Years: 1960 -
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: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): POSITION GIVEN IS FOR CENTER OF SEC 17.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: CONTACT REPLACEMENT
Comment (Workings): 50 FT ADIT
Comment (Deposit): 50 FT ADIT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): ROBY, RN, ET AL 1960, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS-JEFFERSON CO., MONT. MBMG. BULL 16, P. 81.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 12-20-1961
Reference (Deposit): 1960 COMPILE MBMG BULL 1
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.
