The Major Budd is a gold and silver mine located in Silver Bow county, Montana.
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Mine Info
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Major Budd MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Major Budd
Secondary: Rampart Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Montana
County: Silver Bow
District: Pipestone District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Rampart Mountain Mining Co.
Home Office: St. Louis, Mo.
Owner Name: United Idaho Mining Co.
Home Office: C/O Roger Pierce, 808 Newhouse Bldg., Salt Lake City, Ut.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Unknown
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1958
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 10, P. 64
Reference (Production): MBMG BULL 10, P. 64.
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.
