The Elk No. 1 Placer is a gold mine located in Jefferson county, Montana at an elevation of 7,300 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: 7,300 Feet (2,225 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 46.3381, -111.85720
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Elk No. 1 Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Elk No. 1 Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Jefferson
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
Owner Name: Skjegstad, R, Beniger, F J, Kokoruda, C M, Doggett, L W
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Montana
Info Year: 1966
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Placer
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 (Deposit): RECOMMENDATIONS: IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT CONTEST PROCEEDINGS BE INITIATED WITH THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT AND A HEARING REQUESTED TO DETERMINE THE VALIDITY OF THE ELK NO. 1 PLACER CLAIM. THIS CLAIM WAS NOT HELD IN GOOD FAITH FOR MINING PURPOSES.
References
Reference (Deposit): FILES OF E MCHUGH, WFOC, SPOKANE, WA
Reference (Deposit): WFOC MINERAL PROPERTY FILE NO 0300430663.
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.
