The Old Legal Tender is a lead mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 6,581 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,581 Feet (2,006 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 45.295, -112.89110
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Old Legal Tender MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Old Legal Tender
Secondary: Legal Tender Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Argenta District
Land Status
Land ownership: Unknown
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
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Charles G Swysgood
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1978
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1865
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): THE PROPERTY HAS NO RECORDED HISTORY OF PRODUCTION, BUT ESTIMATED PRODUCTION IS $150,000. THE ORE WAS GRANULAR LEAD CARBONATE WHICH ASSAYED ABOUT 300 OUNCES OF SILVER PER TON..
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG SP 75, P. 16.
Reference (Deposit): NAMED MINE ON 7 1/2' QUAD.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL. 6, 1931, P. 63.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL. 85, 1972, P. 58.
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.
