The B and B Mine is a gold mine located in Broadwater county, Montana at an elevation of 4,199 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: 4,199 Feet (1,280 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 46.3486, -111.58330
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B and B Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: B and B Mine
Secondary: B and B
Secondary: Seahawk Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Broadwater
District: Indian Creek District
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
Type: Private Lease
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Larry Lunan
Home Office: Montana
Info Year: 1990
Owner Name: B. And B Mining Ltd.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Montana
Info Year: 1990
Owner Name: Seahawk Inc. (Formerly B And B Mining Inc.)
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Montana
Info Year: 1994
Years: 1994 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Alluvial Mining
Discovery Year: 1880
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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 (Ownership): ALSO OWNS VALLEY VIEW MINE - 0300070020 INDIAN CREEK MINE - 0300070095 VULTURE - 0300070005
References
Reference (Deposit): MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 129, 1991,
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.
