The New Deal Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Jefferson county, Montana at an elevation of 5,591 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,591 Feet (1,704 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 45.96167, -112.24278
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New Deal Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: New Deal Mine
Secondary: Highland View
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Jefferson
District: Pipestone District
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: R. And L. Ogle, B. Foran, C. Hodge
Home Office: Butte, Mt.
Years: 1935 -
Production
Year: 1934
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^168 Oz. Au/Ton
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: 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
Type: R
Description: Boulder Batholith
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): 2 UNPATENTED CLAIMS
Comment (Workings): 30-FT SHAFT, 30-FT DRIFT, 30-FT. RAISE.
References
Reference (Deposit): GILBERT, F.C., DIRECTORY OF MONTANA MINING PROPERTIES; MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. MEMOIR 15, P. 30.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1221-F
Reference (Production): M.B.M.G. MEM. 15
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.
