The Bay Horse is a copper, gold, silver, and platinum mine located in Sanders county, Montana at an elevation of 3,701 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: 3,701 Feet (1,128 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Gold, Silver, Platinum
Lat, Long: 47.26639, -114.40944
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Bay Horse MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bay Horse
Secondary: Coyote Bill
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Platinum
Location
State: Montana
County: Sanders
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: VEIN
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.21 OZ/TON PT+PD IN GRAM SAMPLE
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): IN FLATHEAD INDIAN RESERVATION. DESCRIPTION GIVEN IN CROWLEY, AS 6,500 FT NORTHWEST OF PINE CONE PROSPECT, PUTS THIS PROSPECT FAR TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE DEFINED BOUNDARIES OF THE DISTRICT. THAT DESCRIPTIVE LOCATION WAS ASSUMED TO BE OFF BY A FACTOR OF 10. IF ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION IS CORRECT, DEPOSIT IS MUCH FARTHER NORTHWEST OF MAYFLOWER MINE THAN GIVEN
Comment (Commodity): ONLY INFORMATION GIVEN IN REFERENCE INDICATES THAT PLATINUM HAS BEEN REPORTED, BUT THIS HAS NOT VEEN VERIFIED. COMMODITIES ARE ASSUMED TO BE THE SAME AS AT THE DRAKE MINE
Comment (Development): PROBABLY NO PRODUCTION
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT IS PRESUMED TO BE SIMILAR TO THAT AT DRAKE MINE; UNPUBLISHED MODEL NAME: REVAIS CREEK CU-AU-PGE.
Comment (Geology): GEOLOGY IS PROBABLY SIMILAR TO THAT AT DRAKE MINE (MRDS W026566)
Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO: MRDS W026566.
References
Reference (Deposit): CROWLEY, F.A., 1963, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS), SANDERS COUNTY, MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 34, P. 40.
Reference (Deposit): BUCKLEY, STEVE, 1992, GEOLOGIC DESCRIPTION OF THE FLATHEAD RESERVATION, IN MANYDEEDS, S.A., ED., MINERAL FRONTIERS ON INDIAN LANDS: U.S. BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DIVISION OF ENERGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION G-92-2, P. 39-47.
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.
