The White Swan Mine is a beryllium mine located in Silver Bow county, Montana at an elevation of 6,801 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: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)
Commodity: Beryllium
Lat, Long: 46.1708, -112.52390
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White Swan Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: White Swan Mine
Commodity
Primary: Beryllium
Location
State: Montana
County: Silver Bow
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: 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
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): Original political location was record is Jefferson county. However, lat/long plots 600 m inside adjacent Silver Bow county. Coordinates are: lat/long NAD27 46-10-15N 112-31-26W (46.1708 -112.5239); UTM N5113939 E382362 Z12N; PLSS line# 1: Meridian- Montana Principal, TWNSHP 005 N, RNG 007 W, Sect 19, Sect_fract C. The PLSS coordinates agree with lat/long. The reference covers mineral resources of Beaverhead National Forest. However, this lat/long lies many miles NE of Beaverhead National Forest. Two White Swan mica properties lie 100 km SSE in Madison county. This mislocated prospect commodity is Be. Could be related. Since the location accuracy is said to be 1000 meters, the county name was changed to Silver Bow. Checking the reference would be the next step if this site became important.
References
Reference (Deposit): MIN RES BEAVERHEAD NAT FOR, RPT OF INVESTIGATION, VOL 2 OF 2
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.
