The Carlson Mine is a gold mine located in Jefferson county, Montana at an elevation of 7,799 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: 7,799 Feet (2,377 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 46.4208, -112.30140
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Carlson Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Carlson Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Jefferson
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
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Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
Comment (Location): Political location in record is Lewis and Clark county. However, lat/long plots 200 m inside adjacent Jefferson county. Original coordinates are: lat/long NAD27 46-25-15N 112-18-5W (46.4208 -112.3014); UTM N5141411 E399994 Z12N; PLSS line# 1: Meridian- Montana Principal, TWNSHP 008 N, RNG 006 W, Sect 25, Sect_fract C NW. PLSS coordinates agree with the original lat/long. Duplicate record 10015883 lat/long lies 400 m to the NE but also contains conflicting location information. In view of the conflicting evidence and the proximity to the county line, the location was left in Jefferson county and Jefferson county was added to the county name and promoted to first place.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 842,1933 P 261
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.
