Conrad Mine

The Conrad Mine is a gold mine located in Park county, Montana at an elevation of 8,150 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: Conrad Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Park

Elevation: 8,150 Feet (2,484 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 45.035, -110.60000

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Conrad Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Conrad Mine
Secondary: Conrad Stanford Claims


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Montana
County: Park
District: Crevasse Mountain District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Conrad - Stanford Co.,
Home Office: Helena, Montana 59601

Owner Name: Leased By The Anaconda Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1901
Discovery Year: 1879
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Absaroka Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: Broad Syncline That Pitches Gently Eastward


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED ON SW SLOPE OF CREVASSE MTN.

Comment (Workings): MEASUREMENTS ON LODE ZONE. INDIVIDUAL QUARTZ LENSES AND STRINGERS RANGE FROM 6 IN. TO 6 FT. IN WIDTH. CONRAD INCLINE ONLY WORKINGS ACCESSIBLE IN 1948, REST OF PREVIOUS OPERATIONS DESTROYED.

Comment (Deposit): CONRAD PROPERTY COMPRISED OF HIGHLAND PLACER, HIGHLAND CHIEF, CREVASSE FRACTION, CONSOLIDATED MIZPAH, SUMMIT, AND GRANITE PATENTED CLAIMS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): SEAGER, G. F., 1944, GOLD, ARSENIC, AND TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS - JARDINE - CREVASSE MTN. DISTRICT, PARK CO, MT, MT BUREAU MINES & GEOLOGY MEMOIR 23.

Reference (Deposit): REED, G. C., 1950, MINES & MINERAL DEPOSITS - PARK COUNTY, MONTANA, U.S. BUREAU MINES INF. CIRC. 7546.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG SP PUB 75, P. 113.

Reference (Deposit): 1944 COMPILE MBMG MEM 23

Reference (Production): REED, 1950, U.S.B.M. INF. CIRC. 7546


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.