The Big Hat Lode is a gold and silver mine located in Meagher county, Montana at an elevation of 5,879 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: 5,879 Feet (1,792 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 46.64056, -111.30389
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Big Hat Lode MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Big Hat Lode
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Meagher
District: Magpie Gulch
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Henry Becker
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1926
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
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Calcite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): ASSAY REPORT; AG - 0.1/TON, AU 0.01/TON
Comment (Workings): THERE IS A 1 RM. CABIN ON THE CLAIM. TWO SHAFTS WERE DUG AND FOUND THAT THEY WERE MISLOCATED. THE CLAIMANT CONSIDERATELY FILLED THE SHAFTS BACK UP.
Comment (Location): Original political location in record is Broadwater county. However, lat/long and PLSS coordinates plot 2 km inside adjacent Meagher county. The coordinates lie 80 meters SSE of a mineshaft symbol on USGS topo map. Verbal description of location, 1/4 MILE S OF DEMOCRAT GULCH AND 1 1/4 MILE ESE OF ELK CREEK, is contradictory because Elk Creek likes south and east of Democrat Gulch. However, the first part of the description, 1/4 mile south of Democrat Gulch, is consistent with the lat/long and mineshaft symbol. Both Democrat Gulch and Elk Creek lie entirely in Meagher county. Duplicate record 10305451 states Meagher county. Otherwise the duplicate record is mostly derivative and its lone reference indicates the source is MRDS. This record's reference will be difficult to check. The evidence indicates the lat/long is correct so the county name was changed to Meagher.
References
Reference (Deposit): 1936 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.
