The Best Wish Placer is a mine located in Jefferson county, Montana at an elevation of 4,741 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: 4,741 Feet (1,445 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 46.16917, -111.98778
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Best Wish Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Best Wish Placer
Commodity
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Jefferson
District: Boulder
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Charles Hardtla And Robert Lindberg
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1931
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: NO ASSAYS - NO SAMPLES TAKEN.
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Commodity): PLACER GOLD IS THE MINERAL SAID TO EXIST ON THIS CLAIM.
Comment (Workings): BUILDINGS - NOT MINING RELATED;
References
Reference (Deposit): 1932 DIREXPL USFS
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.
