Highland View Claim

The Highland View Claim is a gold mine located in Silver Bow county, Montana at an elevation of 7,402 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: Highland View Claim  

State:  Montana

County:  Silver Bow

Elevation: 7,402 Feet (2,256 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 45.80833, -112.47361

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Highland View Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Highland View Claim


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Talc-Soapstone


Location

State: Montana
County: Silver Bow
District: Highland (Fish Creek) District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: W. F. Stratton
Years: 1950 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1931
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

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


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Margin Of Boulder Batholith

Type: L
Description: Fault Zone, Igneous Intrusives


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Brecciation, Gouge, Oxidation


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Talc
Gangue: Sphalerite


Comments

Comment (Location): CLAIM EXTENDS 600 FT DIAGONALLY FROM SW TO NE.

Comment (Workings): 55-FT VERTICAL SHAFT, 200-FT ADIT, PLUS SEVERAL PITS AND SHALLOW SHAFTS ALONG THE SW TO NE-TRENDING CONTACT.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: 0.5 OZ AU PER TON IN SOME PITS

Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZED FAULT ZONE FOLLOWS DIORITE-LIMESTONE CONTACT.


References

Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 32, P. 47.

Reference (Deposit): NEWCOMB, R. C., 1941, BRECCIA ORE BODY OF HIGHLAND MINE: ECON. GEOL., V. 36, NO. 2, P. 185-198.

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 07-09-1963


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.