The Weatherwax and King Claims is a mine located in Judith Basin county, Montana at an elevation of 7,559 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: 7,559 Feet (2,304 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 46.8444, -110.61610
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Weatherwax and King Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Weatherwax and King Claims
Secondary: Lenny
Commodity
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Montana
County: Judith Basin
District: Yogo
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: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Danial Lenny
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Montana
Info Year: 1976
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1879
Discovery Year: 1879
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
Unknown: Bornite
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Silver
Unknown: Gold
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE FILE NUMBER 34-27 USBM EXAM REPT 1957 B-262
Reference (Deposit): MONTANA WESTERN HISTORY V.25,NO 21975 MONT HISTORICAL SOCIET
Reference (Deposit): JUDITH BASIN COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS
Reference (Deposit): IRON DEPOSITS IN MONT VC DEMUNCK IC-13 MBMG 1956
Reference (Deposit): MINES & MINERALS,JUDITH BASIN CO.ROBERTSON & ROBY USBM IC-76
Reference (Deposit): GEO OF LITTLE BELT MTNS,MONT"WEEDPUB 20TH ANNUAL REPT 1898-1
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.
