The Deer Creek Mine is a gold mine located in Mineral county, Montana at an elevation of 5,200 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: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 47.30306, -115.41667
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Deer Creek Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Deer Creek Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Montana
County: Mineral
District: (Unorganized)
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Bitterroot Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: POD/LENS
Structure
Type: R
Description: General Structural Grain Of W To Nw Trending Folds And Faults.
Type: L
Description: Crittenden Peak Fault (W To Nw Trending)
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): 0.3 MI NE OF CRYSTAL LAKE
Comment (Deposit): VEINS CONSIST PRINCIPALLY OF QUARTZ BUT CONTAIN A LITTLE CHALCOPYRITE
References
Reference (Production): WALLACE, R. E. AND HOSTERMAN, J. W., 1956 , US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1027-M, P. 608 .
Reference (Deposit): WALLACE, R. E. AND HOSTERMAN, J. W., 1956 , RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGY OF WESTERN MINERAL COUNTY, MONTANA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1027-M, P. 608 .
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 02-15-1963
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.
