White Cloud

The White Cloud is a platinum, copper, gold, and silver mine located in Sanders county, Montana at an elevation of 3,819 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

Name: White Cloud

State:  Montana

County:  Sanders

Elevation: 3,819 Feet (1,164 Meters)

Commodity: Platinum, Copper, Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 47.26778, -114.41111

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White Cloud MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: White Cloud


Commodity

Primary: Platinum
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


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
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): ON FLATHEAD INDIAN RESERVATION. LOCATION GIVEN IN CROWLEY, 12,500 FT NORTHWEST OF PINE CONE CLAIM, PUTS THIS PROSPECT FAR OUTSIDE THE DEFINED BOUNDARY OF THE DISTRICT. IT WAS ASSUMED THAT THE DESCRIPTION GIVEN IS OFF BY A FACTOR OF 10. IF DESCRIPTION IS CORRECT, CLAIMS ARE MUCH FARTHER TO NORTHWEST THAN INDICATED HERE

Comment (Commodity): UNVERIFIED REPORT OF PT. IT IS ASSUMED THAT THE COMMODITIES ARE THE SAME AS THOSE AT THE DRAKE MINE

Comment (Development): PROBABLY NO PRODUCTION FROM PROPERTY

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT IS PRESUMABLY SIMILAR TO DRAKE MINE; UNPUBLISHED MODEL NAME: REVAIS CREEK CU-AU-PGE.

Comment (Geology): GEOLOGY IS PRESUMED TO BE SIMILAR TO THAT OF DRAKE MINE (MRDS WO26566)

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


Principal Gold Districts of Montana

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.