The Fraser Placer is a lead, silver, copper, and gold mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 6,119 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: 6,119 Feet (1,865 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold
Lat, Long: 45.79667, -113.03306
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Fraser Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Fraser Placer
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Pioneer Mountains Area
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1950
Discovery Method: 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
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Galena
Ore: Silver
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Pyrargyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Wulfenite
Ore: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): SAMPLES (5) FROM PIT NO. 1 - RECOVERED SOME BLACK SAND BUT NO COLORS OF GOLD.
Comment (Geology): VEINS IN THIS REGION GENERALLY STRIKE NORTH AND DIP STEEPLY TO THE WEST.
Comment (Location): CENTER NE/4
Comment (Workings): ON CLAIM: OLD LOG CABIN - 18 FT. BY 15 FT.; HOG OUTHOUSE - 5 FT. BY 5 FT.; SHINGLE TOOL SHED - 7 FT. X 8 FT.; TIMBER BRIDGE - UNDER CONSTRUCTION; NO. 1 PIT - 3 1/2 FT. BY 10 FT. BY 6 FT. DEEP; NO. 2 PIT - 5 FT. IN DIAMETER BY 3 FT. DEEP (CAVED).
References
Reference (Deposit): 1952 DIREXPL USFS
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.
