The Grass Hopper Claims No 1 is a gold mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 6,319 feet.
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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: 6,319 Feet (1,926 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.1517, -112.95610
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Grass Hopper Claims No 1 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Grass Hopper Claims No 1
Secondary: Grasshopper Claims #1
Secondary: Grasshpper Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
Land Status
Land ownership: Unknown
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
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: R. A Hanson Mining Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Montana
Info Year: 1983
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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): ALSO LISTED UNDER MAS SEQ # 0300010582 MINES ID # 2401714
References
Reference (Deposit): MBM & G BULL 100, 1976, P3
Reference (Deposit): MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1979.
Reference (Deposit): MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULL 111, DIRECTORY OF
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.
