The Troy Area is a platinum mine located in Lincoln county, Montana at an elevation of 1,870 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: 1,870 Feet (570 Meters)
Commodity: Platinum
Lat, Long: 48.45889, -115.88222
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Troy Area MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Troy Area
Commodity
Primary: Platinum
Location
State: Montana
County: Lincoln
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Unknown
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: UNKNOWN
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): CADASTRAL COORDINATES BASED ON LOCATION ESTIMATE
Comment (Commodity): UNVERIFIED REPORT OF PLATINUM
Comment (Deposit): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON NATURE OF DEPOSIT
Comment (Geology): NO GEOLOGIC INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ABOUT THE OCCURENCE OF THIS DEPOSIT. THE AREA IS WITHIN EXTENSIVE EXPOSURES OF THE BELT SUPERGROUP.
Comment (Deposit): THIS AREA IS NOT INCLUDED IN LYDEN ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): ROWE, J.P., 1928, MINOR METALS AND NON-METALLIC MINERALS OF MONTANA: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, V. 125, NO. 20, P. 818.
Reference (Deposit): LYDEN, C.J., 1948, THE GOLD PLACERS OF MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MEMOIR 26, 152 P.
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.
