The Sutter and Dixie Fraction is a mine located in Fergus county, Montana at an elevation of 4,751 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: 4,751 Feet (1,448 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 47.2364, -109.22060
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Sutter and Dixie Fraction MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sutter and Dixie Fraction
Secondary: Sutter Mine
Secondary: Hamilton-Sutter
Commodity
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Fergus
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Mrs John Wagner
Percent: 50.00
Home Office: Illinois
Info Year: 1977
Owner Name: Harry Goll
Percent: 50.00
Home Office: Illinois
Info Year: 1977
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1916
Discovery Year: 1884
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: Missouri Plateau, Unglaciated
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE FILES USBM
Reference (Deposit): MINES & MINERAL DEP, FERGUS CO ROBERTSON USBM IC-7544 19
Reference (Deposit): FERGUS COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS
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.
