The Big Six Mine is a gold mine located in Fergus county, Montana at an elevation of 5,325 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: 5,325 Feet (1,623 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 47.11083, -109.24083
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Big Six Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Big Six Mine
Secondary: Mcevany Group
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Fergus
District: Warm Springs District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Wesley Mcevany, Judith Gap, Montana
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: Missouri Plateau, Unglaciated
Physiographic Detail: Judith Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Judith Mts - Domal Structures Intruded By Cret-Tert. Lacoliths
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): LARGE QUANTITIES OF LOW-GRADE ORE REMAIN IN MINE
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: MINE CLOSURE ATTRIBUTED TO LACK OF WATER FOR THE MILL AND HIGH OPERATING COSTS.
Comment (Workings): AT ONE TIME 3900 FT. TRAMWAY CONNECTED THIS WITH WISKEY GULCH MILL, WHERE ORE WAS TREATED.
References
Reference (Deposit): ROBERTSON, A. F., 1950, MINES & MINERAL DEPOSITS - FERGUS COUNTY, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. INF. CIRC. 7544
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.
