The Big Chief Lode is a gold mine located in Granite county, Montana at an elevation of 6,660 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: 6,660 Feet (2,030 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 46.22528, -113.24028
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Big Chief Lode MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Big Chief Lode
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Red Lion-Hidden Lake District
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
Owner Name: Clay C. Gibson
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1911
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Flint Creek Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Philipsburg Batholith
Type: L
Description: Cable Stock
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAY REPORT: GOLD - 0.01 OZ/TON
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1911 - AMENDED 1919
Comment (Workings): DISCOVERY TUNNEL AND CUT 4 BY 3 1/2 BY 20.
Comment (Geology): AREA HAS BEEN GLACIATED
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)
Comment (Commodity): SAMPLE: FROM THE TUNNEL
References
Reference (Deposit): 1921 DIREXPL USFS
Reference (Deposit): 1920 DIREXPL USFS
Reference (Deposit): FS FILES
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.
