The Montana is a gold mine located in Jefferson county, Montana at an elevation of 6,601 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 46.2808, -111.94890
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Montana MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Montana
Secondary: Heagen
Secondary: Elkhorn (Heagen)
Secondary: Birdseye
Secondary: Gold Hill
Secondary: Park
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Montana
County: Jefferson
District: Elkhorn Mining District
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: Wb And Grace Crenshaw
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Boulder, Mt
Info Year: 1977
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Skarn Au
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1906
Discovery Year: 1906
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Skarn Au
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Structure: Extensive Folding Axis N-S With Prevailing Eastward Dip.
Type: R
Structure: Boulder Batholith
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Oxidation
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrrhotite
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULLETIN-16
Reference (Deposit): BEING ACTIVELY DEVELOPED BY W. CRENSHAW WHO SANK 35'SHAFT,
Reference (Deposit): JEFFERSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS
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.
