The Golden Gate is a mine located in Jefferson county, Montana at an elevation of 6,001 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: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 46.12444, -112.45750
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Golden Gate MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Golden Gate
Commodity
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Montana
County: Jefferson
District: Lowland District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Godfrey Gagneir
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Unknown
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1895
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
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Boulder Batholith
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AU - .005, TRACE, .01, .02 OZ/TON AG - .6, 2.0, .8, .2 OZ/TON CU .01% .01% .4%
Analytical Data: ASSAY REPORT
Materials
Ore: Limonite
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): BISMUTH IS REPORTED TO BE FOUND IN THE AREA
Comment (Workings): SHAFT NO. 1 4 FEET BY 6 FEET, DEPTH UNKNOW SHAFT NO. 2 4 FT BY 6 FT, DEPTH UNKNOWN
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1890'S
References
Reference (Deposit): 1951 DIREXPL USFS
Reference (Deposit): 1940 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.
