The Jeanette Claim is a copper, zinc, silver, and lead mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 6,900 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: 6,900 Feet (2,103 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Zinc, Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 45.18, -112.95694
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Jeanette Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Jeanette Claim
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Blue Wing 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
Owner Name: Charles R. Talman, Alvin Herr
Years: 1964 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Pioneer Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: CHIP SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.001 OZ AU/TON, 5.2 OZ AG/TON, 0.07% CU, 7.35% PB, AND 0.40% ZN.
Materials
Gangue: Jasper
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): A CAVED ADIT (1972) AND SEVERAL PROSPECT PITS. ADIT MAY HAVE BEEN SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET LONG AND WAS DRIVEN WESTWARD.
Comment (Location): JUST SOUTH OF CENTER OF SECTION 33
Comment (Development): ONE UNPATENTED CLAIM
Comment (Deposit): DARK-BROWN JASPER VEIN IS EXPOSED IN PROSPECT PIT.
References
Reference (Deposit): 1972 COMPILE M.B.M.G. BULL. 8
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 85, P. 99
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.
