Sutter and Dixie Fraction

The Sutter and Dixie Fraction is a mine located in Fergus county, Montana at an elevation of 4,751 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: Sutter and Dixie Fraction  

State:  Montana

County:  Fergus

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

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.