The Yukon is a lead mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 7,041 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: 7,041 Feet (2,146 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 45.29694, -112.95528
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Yukon MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Yukon
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Argenta District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
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 (Location): Political location in record is Beaverhead county. However, original lat/long plots two counties away in Powell county. Original coordinates were: lat/long NAD27 46-17-49N 112-57-19W (46.2969 -112.9553); UTM N5128680 E349406 Z12N; PLSS line# 1: Meridian- Montana Principal, TWNSHP 006 S, RNG 011 W, Sect 21, Sect_fract NWNWSE. The PLSS coordinates lie exactly 1 degree south in Beaverhead county. This agrees with the mineral district name listed in the record, Argenta. The reporter likely mis-typed the latitude degrees. So it was changed to 45-17-49N to agree with the PLSS coordinates.
Comment (Deposit): SEE PRODUCTION FILES - WFOC.
References
Reference (Deposit): MAP PROVIDED BY FOREST SERVICE.
Reference (Deposit): MONTANA ABANDONED MINES RECLAMATION BUREAU INVENTORY, WFOC
Reference (Deposit): MINERAL PROPERTY FILE.
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.
