Beaver Meadows

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

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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

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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.