The Beaver Meadows is a lead mine located in Lewis and Clark county, Montana at an elevation of 5,200 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: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 47.2814, -112.51670
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Beaver Meadows MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Beaver Meadows
Secondary: Beaver Meadows Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Montana
County: Lewis and Clark
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: Other
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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 (Deposit): TWO SELECT SAMPLES OF GELENA-BEARING QUARTZITE CONTAINED 6.1 AND 1.7 PERCENT LEAD ONE 25-FT-DEEP SHAFT AND 6 PROSPECT PITS
References
Reference (Deposit): DEEP CREEK/BATTLE CREEK, AND NORTH FORK OF SUN RIVER WILDER
Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 84-0566
Reference (Deposit): LL WILDERNESS, TETON AND LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTIES, MONTANA:
Reference (Deposit): AND GEOLOGY OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS EAST OF THE BOB MARSHA
Reference (Deposit): MUDGE, M. R., AND OTHERS, 1984, MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL
Reference (Deposit): EAU OF MINES OPEN FILE REPORT MLA 12-84, 15P
Reference (Deposit): 7), LEWIS AND CLARK, AND TETON COUNTIES, MONTANA: U.S. BUR
Reference (Deposit): NESS STUDY AREAS (BLM NOS. MT-075-110, 102, 105, 106, AND 10
Reference (Deposit): S OF THE BEAVER MEADOWS, BLIND HORSE CREEK, CHUTE MOUNTAIN,
Reference (Deposit): CAMPBELL, H.W., AND SCOTT, D.F., 1984, MINERAL INVESTIGATION
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.
