The Little Pipestone Creek Placer is a silver and gold mine located in Jefferson county, Montana at an elevation of 4,701 feet.
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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: 4,701 Feet (1,433 Meters)
Primary Mineral: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 45.85167, -112.25667
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Little Pipestone Creek Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Little Pipestone Creek Placer
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Jefferson
District: Little Pipestone District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1905
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: Alluvium
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Workings): HYDRAULIC MINING
References
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 12-26-1961
Reference (Production): MBMG BULL. 16
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 16.
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