The Gold Nugget is a gold mine located in Powell county, Montana at an elevation of 5,121 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: 5,121 Feet (1,561 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 46.77667, -112.60861
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Gold Nugget MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Nugget
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Powell
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Mr. Nimrod Fee, W. N. Harris
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1918
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THE CLAIM IS SITUATED ON GLACIAL DRIFT OF MORAINES AND OUTWASH. ALLUVIUM FROM NEVADA CR. SUPPLIES MATERIAL FOR PLACER MINING
Comment (Workings): IMPROVEMENTS; OLD DITCHS ARE BEING REPAIRED
Comment (Commodity): EXTENSIVE PLACER MINING PRIOR TO 1900'S
References
Reference (Deposit): 1954 DIREXPL USF
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.
