The Bridge Placer is a mine located in Park county, Montana at an elevation of 6,401 feet.
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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: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 45.28778, -110.23750
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Bridge Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bridge Placer
Commodity
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Park
District: Hicks Park Mining
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: John E. Summers
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1934
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: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AU - 3 MGS/CUBIC YD
Analytical Data: ASSAY REPORT
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): THE AREA OF THE CLAIM IS FILLED WITH GLACIAL TILL.
Comment (Commodity): A COLOR BARELY VISIBLE WAS FOUND BY MINERAL EXAMINER (1936)
Comment (Workings): THE PROSPECT HOLE IS WORKED THROUGH A SLUICE BOX
References
Reference (Deposit): 1936 DIREXPL USFS
Reference (Deposit): 1956 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.
