The Statler's St. Paul Gulch Claim is a gold and silver mine located in Jefferson county, Montana at an elevation of 5,000 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: 5,000 Feet (1,524 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 45.90222, -112.04361
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Statler's St. Paul Gulch Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Statler's St. Paul Gulch Claim
Secondary: Hudson?
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Montana
County: Jefferson
District: Whitehall (Cardwell) District
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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
Not available
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
Physiographic Detail: Bull Mountain
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fault Zone
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation, Hydration, Brecciation
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Melanterite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Gypsum
Comments
Comment (Location): NEAR MOUTH OF ST. PAUL GULCH
Comment (Geology): BLACK SHALES ARE BROKEN AND IMPREGNATED WITH GYPSUM AND MELANTERITE
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 574, P. 98.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 16.
Reference (Deposit): LINDQUIST M.S. THESIS, 1966, BUTTE, MT
Reference (Deposit): 1914 RECON WINCHELL, A.N. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL 574
Reference (Deposit): 1960 COMPILE MBMG BULLETIN 16
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.
