The Green Flats Placer is a mine located in Lewis and Clark county, Montana at an elevation of 3,999 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: 3,999 Feet (1,219 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 46.72, -111.75639
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Green Flats Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Green Flats Placer
Commodity
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Lewis and Clark
District: York
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: S. O. Warren
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
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): CLAIMANT EXHIBITED SMALL AMOUNT OF AU ALLEDGED TO HAVE COME FROM HIS CLAIM
Comment (Workings): 3 CUTS; NO. 1, LARGE IRREGULAR, NO. 2 15'X10'X4' NO. 3 6'X18'X3. ADIT - DESCRIBED IN M160
Comment (Deposit): GRAVEL AND ALLUVIUM FROM TROUT CR. ARE SOURCE OF PLACER DEPOSITS
References
Reference (Deposit): 1950 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.
