The Seven Blackfoot Placers is a gold mine located in Garfield county, Montana at an elevation of 2,297 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: 2,297 Feet (700 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 47.5667, -107.43720
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Seven Blackfoot Placers MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Seven Blackfoot Placers
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Garfield
Land Status
Land ownership: Mixed
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: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): GOLD IN SMALL AMOUNTS OCCURS ALONG SEVEN BLACKFOOT CREEK AND SOME OF ITS TRIBUTARIES. MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF GOLD FOUND WAS $0.29 PER CUBIC YARD AT $300 PER TROY OUNCE GOLD PRICE.
References
Reference (Deposit): MILLER, M.S., 1986, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE SEVEN
Reference (Deposit): BLACKFOOT STUDY AREA, GARFIELD COUNTY, MONTANA: USBM WFOC
Reference (Deposit): MLA OF 4-86, 13 P.
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.
