The Greenback is a mine located in Park county, Montana at an elevation of 8,675 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: 8,675 Feet (2,644 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 45.09583, -110.00194
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Greenback MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Greenback
Secondary: Simon's Map Loc. No. 99
Commodity
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Park
District: Cooke City District
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
Discovery Year: 1908
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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: Pegmatite Dike Cut By Diabase Dikes.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AU-TRACE, AG-.4 OZ/T.
Materials
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED 0.5 MILE NE ON HILL OVERLOOKING LAKE ABUNDANCE.
References
Reference (Deposit): SIMONS, F, 1979, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE BEARTOOTH PRIM. AREA AND VICINITY, MONTANA AND WYO., USGS BULL 1391-F, P. 95
Reference (Deposit): WEDOW, H, 1975, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE ABSAROKA PRIM. AREA AND VICINITY, PARK AND SWEETGRASS CO, MONT., USGS BULL 1391-B, P. 106.
Reference (Deposit): 1975 GEOLMAP WEDOW, BULL 1391-B
Reference (Deposit): 1979 GEOLMAP SIMONS, BULL 1391-F
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.
