The Golden Grizzly is a gold and copper mine located in Park county, Montana at an elevation of 9,918 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: 9,918 Feet (3,023 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Copper
Lat, Long: 45.0683, -109.95920
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Golden Grizzly MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Golden Grizzly
Secondary: Como
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Park
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: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Ranchers Gold And Silver Exploration Ltd. Partnership
Percent: 40.00
Home Office: New Mexico
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Ranchers Exploration And Development Co.
Percent: 60.00
Home Office: New Mexico
Info Year: 1981
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Open Pit
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle 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): IN LA LA PASS AREA BETWEEN YELLOWSTONE PARK AND ABSAROKA- BEARTOOTH WILDERNESS AREA
References
Reference (Deposit): BIG SKY PAY DIRT, APRIL 1984, P 7A, "EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES"
Reference (Deposit): GOLD DEPOSITS IN MONTANA".
Reference (Deposit): SKILLINGS' MINING REVIEW, OCT. 18, P4, "RANCHERS DELINEATES
Reference (Deposit): NEW MEXICO PAY DIRT , NOV 1981, PAGE 14
Reference (Deposit): 90-0241, 1990, P 40.
Reference (Deposit): E.E. FOORD, R.C. PEARSON AND W.H. RAYMOND, U.S.G.S. OFR
Reference (Deposit): PLACER GOLD MINES IN MONTANA", D. FRISHMAN, J. E. ELLIOTT
Reference (Deposit): "PRELIMINARY MAP SHOWING THE LOCATION OF PRODUCTIVE LODE
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.
