The Unknown Shaft & Pit is a lead mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 7,520 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: 7,520 Feet (2,292 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 45.5264, -113.83000
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Unknown Shaft & Pit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknown Shaft & Pit
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
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
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 (Location): Political location in record is Beaverhead county, Montana. However, lat/long plots 2.7 km inside adjacent Lemhi county, Idaho. Original coordinates were: lat/long NAD27 45-31-35N 113-52-8W (45.5264 -113.8689); UTM N5045214 E275962 Z12N; PLSS line# 1: Meridian- Montana Principal, TWNSHP 003 S, RNG 018 W, Sect 33, Sect_fract SWNWSE. PLSS coordinates translate to 45.527 -113.83, about 2 minutes due east and in Beaverhead county. So the longitude was changed to agree with the PLSS coordinates and county name. Datum was changed to WGS84 because it resulted in a location more consistent with the rest of the evidence.
References
Reference (Deposit): TWO PROSPECT SYMBOLS ON BIG HOLE PASS QUAD.
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.
