The Basin Creek Mine is a gold mine located in Lewis and Clark county, Montana at an elevation of 7,441 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,441 Feet (2,268 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 46.4217, -112.29580
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Basin Creek Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Basin Creek Mine
Secondary: Paupers Dream
Secondary: Paupers Dream Project
Secondary: Columbia
Secondary: Luttrell
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Lewis and Clark
District: Rimini
Land Status
Land ownership: Mixed
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: Basin Creek Mining
Home Office: Montana
Info Year: 1996
Owner Name: Pegasus Gold Inc.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Montana
Info Year: 1991
Years: 1989 -
Production
Year: 1994
Description: Gold Production 700 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1991
Description: Shut Down On Care & Maintenance
Year: 1990
Description: Au 26500 Oz
Year: 1989
Description: Au 26000 Oz
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Deposit Type: Hot-Spring Au-Ag
Plant Type: Leach
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Open Pit
Milling Method: Hydrometallurgy Unspecified
Year First Production: 1902
Discovery Year: 1865
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Hot-spring Au-Ag
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Structure: Boulder Batholith
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Oxidized
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Tertiary
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Tertiary
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.1 OZ/TON A
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Arsenopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THE PRESENCE OF ABUNDANT AU IS A FUNCTION OF THE ORIGINAL AU CONTENT AND DEGREE OF SECONDARY ENRICHMENT. PRIMARY AU ASSOCIATED WITH PYRITE AND ARSENOPYRITE WAS DISSEMINATED IN THE CLOSELY JOINTED, LAMINATED FLOW ROCKS. WHERE THE SULFIDE MINERALS HAVE BEEN OXIDIZED BY WEATHERING THE AU IS FREE.
Comment (Workings): AN OPEN PIT ABOUT 50 FT WIDE, 200 FT LONG, AND 20-30 FT DEEP, AN ADIT THAT EXTENDS UNDER THE PIT FROM A POINT ABOUT 350 FT FARTHER N, AND A NUMBER OF SHALLOW PITS AND SHAFTS.
Comment (Deposit): Merged data from Deposit ID 10015857 (Paupers Dream Mine)
Comment (Location): Political location in record is Lewis and Clark county. However, lat/long falls just inside adjacent Jefferson county. Due to the inclusion of Paupers Dream mine in this record and the extensive workings visible in both counties, Jefferson county was added to the record and promoted to first place.
Comment (Deposit): AS OF 1996, THE MINE IS IN RECLAMATION AND FINAL CLOSURE IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN 1998. HEAP LEACHING OPERATION. EXPECTED START OF PROD. IN 3RD QTR.1988 ANNUAL AU OUTPUT LEVEL EXPECTED TO BE 34,000 OZ. 1988 RESERVE= 1,202,627 CONT. OZ. MINE SHUT DOWN IN 1991 (CARE AND MAINT).
Comment (Names): AKA PAUPERS DREAM
References
Reference (Deposit): RANDOL GOLD DIRECTORY, 1988.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1151, P. 115-116.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 842, 1933, P. 260.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): PEGASUS GOLD INC. FORM 10-K 1994. PP6,21.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): PEGASUS GOLD INC. 1994 ANNUAL REPORT. P11.
Reference (Production): PEGASUS GOLD INC. FORM 10-K 1995, P.7.
Reference (Deposit): MONT. BUR MINES, BULL 130, 1992.
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.
