Gold Dollar Mine

The Gold Dollar Mine is a gold mine located in Lewis and Clark county, Montana at an elevation of 4,800 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: Gold Dollar Mine

State:  Montana

County:  Lewis and Clark

Elevation: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 46.90833, -112.65444

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Gold Dollar Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Gold Dollar Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Montana
County: Lewis and Clark
District: Gould-Stemple District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Apline, William


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1937
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: AU - 0.02 OZ/TON
Analytical Data: ASSAY REPORT


Materials

Ore: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Workings): TUNNEL WAS IN THE STATE OF COLLAPSE BUT REPAIRS WERE BEING MADE


References

Reference (Deposit): 1939 DIREXPL USF

Reference (Deposit): FS FILES


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.