The Linda Jo Placer is a gold mine located in Broadwater county, Montana at an elevation of 4,800 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: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 46.69278, -111.63694
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Linda Jo Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Linda Jo Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Broadwater
District: Magpie Mining District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Max A. Babb
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1946
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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: NO ASSAY REPORT
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Commodity): SEVERAL MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN PLACER GOLD HAS COME FROM THIS REGION. THIS CLAIM, SHOWS NO COLOR NOW
Comment (Workings): THERE ARE 14 CUTS WITH TUNNEL, ALL IN VERY POOR CONDITIONS. 3 SHAFTS ALL CAVED. 2 TRENCHES IN SHALE AN DEBRIS.
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.
