The Happy Thought Placer is a gold mine located in Park county, Montana at an elevation of 9,439 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: 9,439 Feet (2,877 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.02694, -109.96028
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Happy Thought Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Happy Thought Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Park
District: New World
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Sam Carter
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1939
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: LARGER CUT 4.75 MG PER CU. YD.
Analytical Data: ASSAY REPORT: 2 SAMPLES FROM THE 2 OPENINGS ON THE CLAIM-SMALL CUT-21.75 MG PER CU. YD
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): NEAT LOG CABIN; #2 CUT 4.5 BY 6 BY 3 FT - BOTH CUTS ARE IN DETRITUS
Comment (Geology): GROS VENTRE SHALES ARE PRESENT
References
Reference (Deposit): 1939 DIREXPL USFS & DIV. OF INVESTIGATIONS - DEPT. OF THE INTERIOR
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.
